System and Freedom in Kant and Fichte

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This book investigates various aspects of freedom as developed in the philosophical systems of Kant and Fichte. Freedom, both Kant and Fichte insist, does not mean that we can choose or think independently from all rules or necessity, but rather that we willingly accept a certain kind of submission under these rules. Therefore, the conditions of our knowledge affect and inform our self-understanding, our willing, and the ways we justify our practical choices. The essays in this volume explore both philosophers’ conceptions of human freedom as they relate to art, history, politics, and religion. They reveal how integrating freedom into a system of thought is crucial for our understanding of modern philosophy. System and Freedom in Kant and Fichte will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working on Kant, modern philosophy, and German Studies. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Preface List of Figures List of Citations and Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction 1 The Identity of Reason 2 Lichtenberg’s ‘Es denkt’ versus Kant’s ‘Ich denke’ 3 Modal Concepts in Kant’s Transcendental Discourse 4 Can Practical Reason Be Artificial? 5 “The Eye of True Philosophy”: On the Relationship Between Kant’s Anthropology and His Critical Philosophy 6 Kant am Pregelflusse: Site and Systemicity in the Preface to the Anthropology 7 Kant’s Philosophy of Religion—A Provocation to the Historical Religions 8 Hume and Kant on Utility, Freedom, and Justice 9 Reading Fichte Today. The Prospect of a Transcendental Philosophy 10 Fichte’s Original Presentation of the Foundational Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre: The Question of Method 11 The Idea of Universal Monarchy in Fichte’s Practical Philosophy Index