TY - BOOK ID - 85466020 TI - Fichte's republic : idealism, history and nationalism PY - 2015 SN - 1316406326 1316405400 1316406784 1316407012 1316406555 1316406091 131627571X 1107111188 1107527821 9781107111189 1316404021 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, KW - Nationalism - Germany KW - Idealism, German KW - Philosophy, German - 18th century KW - Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, - 1762-1814 KW - Nationalism KW - Philosophy, German UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85466020 AB - The Addresses to the German Nation (1808) is one of Fichte's best-known works. It is also his most controversial work because of its nationalist elements. In this book, David James places this text and its nationalism within the context provided by Fichte's philosophical, educational and moral project of creating a community governed by pure practical reason, in which his own foundational philosophical science or Wissenschaftslehre could achieve general recognition. Rather than marking a break in Fichte's philosophy, the Addresses to the German Nation and some lesser-known texts from the same period are shown to develop themes already present in his earlier writings. The themes discussed include the opposition between idealism and dogmatism, the role of Fichte's 'popular' lectures and writings in leading individuals to the standpoint of idealism, the view of history demanded by idealism and the role of the state in history. ER -