Owen Ware here develops and defends a novel interpretation of
Fichte's moral philosophy as an ethics of wholeness. While
virtually forgotten for most of the twentieth century, Fichte's
System of Ethics (1798) is now recognized by scholars as a
masterpiece in the history of post-Kantian philosophy, as well as a
key text for understanding the work of later German idealist
thinkers. This book provides a careful examination of the
intellectual context in which Fichte's moral philosophy evolved,
and of the specific arguments he offers in response to Kant and his
immediate successors. A distinctive feature of this study is a
focus on the foundational concepts of Fichte's ethics—freedom,
morality, feeling, conscience, community—and their connection to
his innovative but largely misunderstood theory of drives. By way
of conclusion, the book shows that what appears to be two
conflicting commitments in Fichte's ethics—a commitment to the
feelings of one's conscience and a commitment to engage in open
dialogue with others—are two aspects of his theory of moral
perfection. The result is a sharp understanding of Fichte's System
of Ethics as offering a compelling resolution to the personal and
interpersonal dimensions of moral life
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