After Jena: New Essays on Fichte's Later Philosophy (Topics In Historical Philosophy)

The career of J. G. Fichte, a central figure in German idealism and in the history of philosophy, divides into two distinct phases: the first period, in which he occupied the chair of critical philosophy at the University of Jena (1794-1799); and the following period, after he left Jena for Berlin. Due in part to the inaccessibility of the German texts, Fichte scholarship in the English-speaking world has tended to focus on the Jena period, neglecting the development of this major thinker's mature development. The essays collected in this book begin to correct this imbalance. Concerned in a variety of ways with Fichte's post-Jena philosophy, these essays by distinguished and emerging scholars demonstrate the depth and breadth of Fichte scholarship being done in English. With an introduction that locates the essays in philosophical and historical terms, the book divides into three related categories: Fichte’s development, his view of religion, and other aspects of his popular (or not-so-popular) philosophy. From a wide range of perspectives, the essays show how Fichte’s later development reflects the philosophical concerns of his time, the specific debates in which he engaged, and the complex events of his philosophical career. Toward A Wissenschaftslehre More Geometrico (1800-1801) / Daniel Breazeale -- Structures Of Imagination In Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre 1794-1795 And 1804 / Violetta L. Waibel -- Thinking And Willing In The Later Fichte / Günter Zöller -- Toward Or Away From Schelling? On The Thematic Shift In Fichte's Later Philosophy / Steven Hoeltzel -- Fichte's Reaction To Schelling's Identity Philosophy In 1806 / Michael Vater -- The Light That Lights The Seeing Of The Light: The Second Wissenschaftslehre Of 1804 / George J. Seidel -- After Jena: Fichte's Religionslehre / Yolanda Estes -- Fichte's Conception Of The System Of Philosophy In Die Anweisung Zum Seligen Leben / Ernst-otto Onnasch -- How Not To Read Fichte's Anweisung Zum Seligen Leben (1806): Against The Mystical Reading / Kevin Zanelotti -- The Notion Of Being In Fichte's Late Philosophy / Johannes Brachtendorf -- Fall And Freedom: A Comparison Of Fichte's And Saint Paul's Understandings Of Original Sin / Holger Zaborowski -- Fichte And The Ursprache / Andrew Fiala -- The Logic Of Historical Truth: History And Individuality In Fichte's Later Philosophy Of History / Angelica Nuzzo -- Fichte On Knowledge, Practice, And History / Tom Rockmore. Edited By Daniel Breazeale And Tom Rockmore. Includes Bibliographical References. Toward a Wissenschaftslehre more geometrico (1800-1801) / Daniel Breazeale -- Structures of imagination in Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre 1794-95 and 1804 / Violetta L. Waibel -- Thinking and willing in the later Fichte / Gunter Zoller -- Toward or away from Schelling? on the thematic shift in Fichte's later philosophy / Steven Hoeltzel -- Fichte's reaction to Schelling's identity philosophy in 1806 / Michael Vater -- The light that lights the seeing of the light: the second Wissenschaftslehre of 1804 / George J. Seidel -- After Jena: Fichte's Religionslehre / Yolanda Estes -- Fichte's conception of the system of philosophy in Die Anweisung zum seligen Leben / Ernst-Otto Onnasch -- How not to read Fichte's Anweisung zum seligen Leben (1806): against the mystical reading / Kevin Zanelotti -- The notion of Being in Fichte's late philosophy / Johannes Brachtendorf -- Fall and freedom: a comparison of Fichte's and Saint Paul's understandings of original sin / Holger Zaborowski -- Fichte and the Ursprache / Andrew Fiala -- "The logic of historical truth": history and individuality in Fichte's later philosophy of history / Angelica Nuzzo -- Fichte on knowledge, practice, and history / Tom Rockmore. A central figure in German idealism, J. G. Fichte created his own version of transcendental idealism (the Wissenschaftslehre) during the first phase of his career, when he occupied the chair of critical philosophy at the University of Jena (1794-99). After being accused of atheism and forced to leave for Berlin, Fichte continued to develop the Wissenschaftslehre and produced numerous other important writings. But, due in part to the unavailability of translations of his post-Jena work, the English-speaking world has focused on the Jena phase. After Jena begins to correct this imbalance; these essays by distinguished and emerging scholars demonstrate the depth and breadth of current Fichte scholarship in English