New Essays on Fichte's Later Jena Wissenschaftslehre / Edition 1

by Daniel Breazeale, Tom Rockmore

Overview

The philosophical thought of J. G. Fichte, particularly his later work, is at the very center of the paradigm shift under way in the field of German idealism. Crucial to this reassessment is Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre nova methodo of 1796 to 1799, the manuscript at the heart of this essay colleciton and an articulation of the philosopher's Wissenschaftslehre, or overall system of philosophy, which he discussed in lectures at the University of Jena. Coherent, comprehensive, and edited by two of the foremost Fichte scholars in the world, the essays provide a much needed introduction to the major themes of the most important period of Fichte's philosophical thought—and thus to German idealism itself—and make a persuasive case for the originality and continuing significance of the later Jena Wissenschaftslehre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810118652
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	05/15/2002
Series:	Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Edition description:	1
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tom Rockmore is a McAnulty College Distinguished Professor and professor of philosophy at Duquesne University and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Institute of Foreign Philosophy at the Peking University. He is the author of numerous books, including Kant and Idealism; In Kant’s Wake: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century; and Hegel, Idealism, and Analytic Philosophy.

Table of Contents

Daniel Breazeale, "Introduction: On the 'Later Jena Wissenschaftslehre'"
Part One: Essays on the Foundations of Natural Right (1796/97)
Part Two; Essays on the Wissenschaftslehre Nova Methodo (1796/99)
Part Three: Essays on the System of Ethical Theory (1798)
Part Four: Essays on Various Topics