Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (/ˈfɪxtə/;[2] German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtliːp ˈfɪçtə]; May 19, 1762 – January 27, 1814), was a German philosopher. He was one of the first philosophers of the movement known as German idealism. He died of typhus in Berlin.
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| Born | May 19, 1762 |
| Died | January 27, 1814 (aged 51) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg (PhD, 1792) |
| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | German idealism, German Romanticism, Post-Kantianism |
Main interests | Self-consciousness and self-awareness, moral philosophy, political philosophy |
Notable ideas | Absolute consciousness, thesis–antithesis–synthesis, the not-I, das Streben (striving), mutual recognition, Wissenschaftslehre, Anstoss, Tathandlung, Urtrieb (original drive), "Fichte's original insight" |
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Tombs of Johann Gottlieb Fichte and his wife Johanna Marie, Dorotheenstaedtischer Friedhof (cemetery), Berlin
References
- ↑ Fichte wrote that his admiration for Maimon's talent "[k]nows no limit," and also that "Maimon has completely overturned the entire Kantian philosophy as it has been understood by everyone until now." (Gesamtausgabe III, 2: 275)
- ↑ "Fichte". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.