The Bloomsbury Handbook of Fichte

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A founding figure of the German idealism tradition, Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) developed a radically new version of transcendental idealism. The Bloomsbury Companion to Fichte follows his intellectual life and presents a comprehensive overview of Fichte's dynamic philosophy, from his engagement with Kant to his rigorously systematic and nuanced Wissenschaftslehre (1974). Covering a variety of issues in epistemology, ontology, moral and political philosophy, as well as philosophy of religion, an international team of experts on Fichte explores his important contributions to philosophy. Arranged chronologically, their chapters chart Fichte’s intellectual and philosophical development and the progression of his thought, identifying what motivated his philosophical inquiry and revealing why his ideas continue to shape discussions today. Alongside specially-commissioned chapters advancing new insights into Fichte, there are topical discussions of conceptions and issues central to his philosophy. Featuring a chronology of Fichte’s life, as well as a timeline of his publications and lectures, this is an invaluable practical research resource for all Fichte scholars or anyone studying Fichte and German idealism for the first time. Cover Contents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Notes on Sources and Key to Abbreviations Introduction: About the Volume, Its Content, and Structure Marina F. Bykova Part 1 Fichte in Context and His Path to Transcendental Idealism 1 Fichte’s Life and Rise to Philosophical Prominence Marina F. Bykova 2 Fichte, Kant, and the Copernican Revolution Tom Rockmore 3 Fichte’s Reception of Kant’s Critique of Judgment Sebastian Gardner Part 2 The Jena Period (1794–1799) and the Jena System of Transcendental Idealism 4 The Generation of Intuition and Representation through the Productive Imagination in the 1794/95 Grundlage Violetta L. Waibel 5 Freedom’s Body: Fichte’s Account of Nature Michael G. Vater 6 Fichte’s Philosophy of Right Gabriel Gottlieb 7 Fichte’s Ethical Theory Allen W. Wood 8 The Development of Fichte’s Philosophy of Religion Benjamin D. Crowe Part 3 The Berlin Period (1800–1814) and the Systematic Development of the Transcendental Philosophy 9 Fichte’s Meditations: The Practical Reality of the “Real World” in The Vocation of Man Matthew C. Altman 10 The Transcendental Spinozism of Fichte’s 1804 Wissenschaftslehre George di Giovanni 11 Down by Law: On the Structure of Fichte’s 1805 Wissenschaftslehre Emiliano Acosta 12 Systematic and Doctrinal Differences of Fichte’s Early and Late Wissenschaftslehre: From the I as Tathandlung to God as Schema Rainer Schäfer 13 Fichte’s Cosmopolitan Nationalism David James 14 Freedom, Right, and Law. Fichte’s Late Political Philosophy Günter Zöller 15 Fichte’s Philosophy of History Ives Radrizzani 16 Fichte’s Conception of Bildung and His Proposal for University Reform Marina F. Bykova Part 4 Substantive and Interpretative Questions and Key Concepts 17 Wissenschaftslehre Emiliano Acosta 18 Fichte’s First Principle: Self-Positing and Gambit Normativity Wayne M. Martin 19 The Three Basic Principles (drei Grundsätze) Steven H. Hoeltzel 20 Transcendental Method Halla Kim 21 Fact/Act (Tathandlung) Halla Kim 22 Check and Summons (Anstoß and Aufforderung) Steven H. Hoeltzel 23 The Ambivalence of Language Ives Radrizzani 24 Intellectual Intuition C. Jeffery Kinlaw 25 Fichte and Philosophy of Mind C. Jeffery Kinlaw 26 Freedom Kienhow Goh 27 Drive (Trieb) Kienhow Goh 28 Resistance (Widerstand) Mário Jorge de Carvalho 29 “I,” “You,” and “We.” Intersubjectivity, Recognition, and Summons Mário Jorge de Carvalho 30 Deduction of Right James A. Clarke 31 Separation of Right from Morality James A. Clarke 32 Are There Any Moral Rights for Fichte? Nedim Nomer Part 5 The Reception and Influence of Fichte’s Philosophy 33 Fichte and the Emergence of Early German Romanticism Elizabeth Millán Brusslan 34 Fichte’s Response to Hegel in the Late Wissenschaftslehre Faustino Fabbianelli 35 Fichte and Phenomenology Virginia López Domínguez 36 Freedom and the Problem of Others: Fichte and Sartre on Human Freedom and its Conditions Arnold L. Farr 37 The Thought of a Principle: Rödl’s Fichteanism G. Anthony Bruno 38 Fichte and the Contemporary Debate about Speculative Realism Isabelle Thomas-Fogiel Part 6 Timeline and Chronology Notable Dates in Fichte’s Life Timeline of Fichte’s Publications and Lectures Index