Contribution to the Correction of the Public's Judgments on the French Revolution

J. G. Fichte

ISBN 10: 1438482167 / ISBN 13: 9781438482163

Published by State University of New York Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contribution to the Correction of the Public's Judgments on the French Revolution
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438482167
• ISBN 13: 9781438482163
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 227 grams

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Synopsis

First translation into English of Fichte's major work on the French Revolution.

The reception history of the French Revolution in France and England is well documented among Anglophone scholars; however, the debate over the Revolution in Germany is much less well known. Fichte's Contribution played an important role in this debate. Presented here for the first time in English, Fichte's work provides a distinctive synthesis of Locke's "possessive individualism," Rousseau's general will, and Kant's moral philosophy. This eclectic blend results in an unusual rights theory that at times veers close to a form of anarchism. Written in 1792–93, just before Fichte moved to Jena to develop his philosophical system in a series of works-above all the Wissenschaftslehre of 1794-the Contribution provides invaluable insight into Fichte's early development. In addition, Fichte's work predates much of Kant's political philosophy, and can shed light on the rich dialogue in German political thought in the 1790s.

About the Author

Jeffrey Church is Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. His books include Infinite Autonomy: The Divided Individual in the Political Thought of G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche. Anna Marisa Schön is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Houston.