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Fichte's Foundations of Natural Right (1796/97) was one of the most influential books in nineteenth-century philosophy. It was read carefully by Schelling, Hegel, and Marx, and initiated a tradition in German philosophy that considers human subjectivity to be relational and intersubjective, thus requiring relations of recognition between subjects. The essays in this volume highlight this little-understood book's most important ideas and innovations. They offer discussions of Fichte's conception of freedom, self-consciousness, coercion, the summons, the body, and human rights, together with new analyses of his deduction of right, his views on the social contract, and his arguments for the separation of right from morality. The essays expand and deepen ongoing debates in the scholarship and chart new avenues of thought about Fichte's most enduring work of political philosophy. They will be essential reading for students and scholars of German Idealism, nineteenth-century philosophy, and the history of political thought.
Deepens understanding of and provides new perspectives on Fichte's main concepts
Will appeal to readers interested in classical topics in political philosophy (social contract, property, and state legitimacy)
Demonstrates the importance of Fichte's thought in its own right, independent of his relationship to Kant and Hegel
Introduction Gabriel Gottlieb
1. Fichte's Foundations of Natural Right and its relation to Kant Angelica Nuzzo12. Fichte and human rights Jean-Christophe Merle.
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Fichte's Foundations of Natural Right (1796/97) was one of the most influential books in nineteenth-century philosophy. It was read carefully by Schelling, Hegel, and Marx, and initiated a tradition in German philosophy that considers human subjectivity to be relational and intersubjective, thus requiring relations of recognition between subjects. The essays in this volume highlight this little-understood book's most important ideas and innovations. They offer discussions of Fichte's conception of freedom, self-consciousness, coercion, the summons, the body, and human rights, together with new analyses of his deduction of right, his views on the social contract, and his arguments for the separation of right from morality. The essays expand and deepen ongoing debates in the scholarship and chart new avenues of thought about Fichte's most enduring work of political philosophy. They will be essential reading for students and scholars of German Idealism, nineteenth-century philosophy, and the history of political thought.
Deepens understanding of and provides new perspectives on Fichte's main concepts
Will appeal to readers interested in classical topics in political philosophy (social contract, property, and state legitimacy)
Demonstrates the importance of Fichte's thought in its own right, independent of his relationship to Kant and Hegel
