The Science of Knowing - J. G. Fichte's 1804 Lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre (Hardcover)

Considered by some to be his most important text, this series of lectures given by Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) at his home in Berlin in 1804 is widely regarded as the most perspicuous presentation of his fundamental philosophy. Now available in English, this translation provides in striking and original language Fichte's exploration of the transcendental foundations of experience and knowing in ways that go beyond Kant and Reinhold and charts a promising, novel pathway for German Idealism. Though a close examination of this work one can see that Fichte's though is much than a way station between Kant and Hegel, and thus it makes the case for Fichte's independent philosophical importance. The text is divided into two parts: a doctrine of truth or reason, and a doctrine of appearance. A central feature of the text is its performative dimension. Philosophy, for Fichte, is something we enact rather than any discursively expressible object of awareness: a philosophical truth is not expressible as a set of propositions but is a spontaneous inwardly occurring realization. Therefore, he always regards the expression of philosophy in words as strategic, aiming to ignite philosophy's essentially inward process and to arouse the event of philosophical insight. The new translation contains a German-English glossary and an extensive introduction and notes by the translator.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	May 2005
Authors:	J. G. Fichte
Translators:	Walter E. Wright
Introduction by:	Walter E. Wright
Notes by:	Walter E. Wright
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6449-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7914-6449-0
Barcode:	9780791464496

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