The article explores the process of self-consciousness of personhood, as
presented by Johann Gott... more The article explores the process of self-consciousness of personhood, as presented by Johann Gottlieb Fichte in his work Foundations of Natural Right According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (further referred to as Foundations) published in 1796–1797. The Right presupposes the existence of laws that govern relationships in a society. Understanding the personhood affects the goals and objectives of the legal system. Reflecting on the thought of Johann Gottlieb Fichte helps to consider the fundamental aspects of personhood. Understanding of the human being is significant for living in a society because it forms the basis for concepts of justice, equality, participation, and rights, which are some of the permanent questions of humanity. In his treatise, Fichte considers human beings to be reasonable, mature, and free personalities. Starting from this statement, he also shows what exactly contributes to the formation of reasonable and mature personhood. Deducing marriage law, he touches on the topic of gender inequality. Being limited by conditions of the society of his time, taking into account the culture and tradition, he nevertheless shows the conventionality of this inequality. The philosopher pays attention to the self-consciousness of people. Johann Gottlieb Fichte proves with mathematical precision that the mutual education of a man and a woman in a family contributes to the creation of harmonious, mature personhood and, as a consequence, a harmonious and mature society. While recognizing the then existing order in which women did not have the right to vote, he makes the state responsible for protecting women. In his works, having considered the problem of gender inequality and inequality between strata of society, Fichte tries to find a way out of this state of affairs and thus solve basic problems of humanity. Fichte was only thirty-four when he finished this work. He had already then been considered a young, genius philosopher. In the same period, he became a lecturer at the renowned University of Jena. Politics and social engagement played a major role in Fichte’s thought from the beginning to the end of his career. The philosopher regards self-consciousness as the fundamental principle of his philosophical system. Self-consciousness is captured in three principles: I posits itself, I opposes not-I, I opposes some (quantitatively) divisible not-I to quantitatively divisible I within I. Foundations are an attempt to define fundamental principles underlying liberal politics by implementing a Kantian perspective to solve problems that were raised but imperfectly resolved by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Fichte’s work is a defence of the claim that all human beings, mature rational beings, regardless of social class, hold a set of natural rights. This paper is comprised of three parts, an introduction, and a conclusion. The introduction outlines the political and historical conditions in which the thinker lived and worked. The first part presents Fichte’s theory of selfconsciousness as the fundamental contribution of the thinker. The second presents the thesis of right as derived from pure reason, since right is the necessary condition for the manifestation of the practical self and its action. The third part presents the practical application of the theory of consciousness in natural right on the example of marriage law according to Fichte. The conclusion summarizes the possibility of practical adoption of Fichte’s philosophical system in the contemporary times.
The article explores the process of self-consciousness of personhood, as
presented by Johann Gott... more The article explores the process of self-consciousness of personhood, as presented by Johann Gottlieb Fichte in his work Foundations of Natural Right According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (further referred to as Foundations) published in 1796–1797. The Right presupposes the existence of laws that govern relationships in a society. Understanding the personhood affects the goals and objectives of the legal system. Reflecting on the thought of Johann Gottlieb Fichte helps to consider the fundamental aspects of personhood. Understanding of the human being is significant for living in a society because it forms the basis for concepts of justice, equality, participation, and rights, which are some of the permanent questions of humanity. In his treatise, Fichte considers human beings to be reasonable, mature, and free personalities. Starting from this statement, he also shows what exactly contributes to the formation of reasonable and mature personhood. Deducing marriage law, he touches on the topic of gender inequality. Being limited by conditions of the society of his time, taking into account the culture and tradition, he nevertheless shows the conventionality of this inequality. The philosopher pays attention to the self-consciousness of people. Johann Gottlieb Fichte proves with mathematical precision that the mutual education of a man and a woman in a family contributes to the creation of harmonious, mature personhood and, as a consequence, a harmonious and mature society. While recognizing the then existing order in which women did not have the right to vote, he makes the state responsible for protecting women. In his works, having considered the problem of gender inequality and inequality between strata of society, Fichte tries to find a way out of this state of affairs and thus solve basic problems of humanity. Fichte was only thirty-four when he finished this work. He had already then been considered a young, genius philosopher. In the same period, he became a lecturer at the renowned University of Jena. Politics and social engagement played a major role in Fichte’s thought from the beginning to the end of his career. The philosopher regards self-consciousness as the fundamental principle of his philosophical system. Self-consciousness is captured in three principles: I posits itself, I opposes not-I, I opposes some (quantitatively) divisible not-I to quantitatively divisible I within I. Foundations are an attempt to define fundamental principles underlying liberal politics by implementing a Kantian perspective to solve problems that were raised but imperfectly resolved by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Fichte’s work is a defence of the claim that all human beings, mature rational beings, regardless of social class, hold a set of natural rights. This paper is comprised of three parts, an introduction, and a conclusion. The introduction outlines the political and historical conditions in which the thinker lived and worked. The first part presents Fichte’s theory of selfconsciousness as the fundamental contribution of the thinker. The second presents the thesis of right as derived from pure reason, since right is the necessary condition for the manifestation of the practical self and its action. The third part presents the practical application of the theory of consciousness in natural right on the example of marriage law according to Fichte. The conclusion summarizes the possibility of practical adoption of Fichte’s philosophical system in the contemporary times.
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presented by Johann Gottlieb Fichte in his work Foundations of Natural Right According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (further referred to as Foundations) published in 1796–1797. The Right presupposes the existence of laws that govern relationships in a society. Understanding the personhood affects the goals and objectives of the legal system. Reflecting on the thought of Johann Gottlieb Fichte helps to consider the fundamental aspects of personhood.
Understanding of the human being is significant for living in a society because it forms the basis for concepts of justice, equality, participation, and rights, which are some of the permanent questions of humanity. In his treatise, Fichte considers human beings to be reasonable, mature, and free personalities. Starting from this statement, he also shows what exactly contributes to the formation of reasonable and mature personhood. Deducing marriage law, he touches on the topic of gender inequality. Being limited by conditions of the society of his time, taking into account the culture and tradition, he nevertheless shows the conventionality of this inequality.
The philosopher pays attention to the self-consciousness of people. Johann Gottlieb Fichte proves with mathematical precision that the mutual education of a man and a woman in a family contributes to the creation of harmonious, mature personhood and, as a consequence, a harmonious and mature society.
While recognizing the then existing order in which women did not have the
right to vote, he makes the state responsible for protecting women. In his
works, having considered the problem of gender inequality and inequality
between strata of society, Fichte tries to find a way out of this state of affairs and thus solve basic problems of humanity.
Fichte was only thirty-four when he finished this work. He had already then
been considered a young, genius philosopher. In the same period, he became a lecturer at the renowned University of Jena. Politics and social engagement played a major role in Fichte’s thought from the beginning to the end of his career. The philosopher regards self-consciousness as the fundamental principle of his philosophical system. Self-consciousness is captured in three principles: I posits itself, I opposes not-I, I opposes some (quantitatively) divisible not-I to quantitatively divisible I within I.
Foundations are an attempt to define fundamental principles underlying
liberal politics by implementing a Kantian perspective to solve problems that were raised but imperfectly resolved by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Fichte’s work is a defence of the claim that all human beings, mature rational beings, regardless of social class, hold a set of natural rights.
This paper is comprised of three parts, an introduction, and a conclusion.
The introduction outlines the political and historical conditions in which
the thinker lived and worked. The first part presents Fichte’s theory of selfconsciousness as the fundamental contribution of the thinker. The second presents the thesis of right as derived from pure reason, since right is the necessary condition for the manifestation of the practical self and its action.
The third part presents the practical application of the theory of consciousness in natural right on the example of marriage law according to Fichte. The conclusion summarizes the possibility of practical adoption of Fichte’s philosophical system in the contemporary times.
presented by Johann Gottlieb Fichte in his work Foundations of Natural Right According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (further referred to as Foundations) published in 1796–1797. The Right presupposes the existence of laws that govern relationships in a society. Understanding the personhood affects the goals and objectives of the legal system. Reflecting on the thought of Johann Gottlieb Fichte helps to consider the fundamental aspects of personhood.
Understanding of the human being is significant for living in a society because it forms the basis for concepts of justice, equality, participation, and rights, which are some of the permanent questions of humanity. In his treatise, Fichte considers human beings to be reasonable, mature, and free personalities. Starting from this statement, he also shows what exactly contributes to the formation of reasonable and mature personhood. Deducing marriage law, he touches on the topic of gender inequality. Being limited by conditions of the society of his time, taking into account the culture and tradition, he nevertheless shows the conventionality of this inequality.
The philosopher pays attention to the self-consciousness of people. Johann Gottlieb Fichte proves with mathematical precision that the mutual education of a man and a woman in a family contributes to the creation of harmonious, mature personhood and, as a consequence, a harmonious and mature society.
While recognizing the then existing order in which women did not have the
right to vote, he makes the state responsible for protecting women. In his
works, having considered the problem of gender inequality and inequality
between strata of society, Fichte tries to find a way out of this state of affairs and thus solve basic problems of humanity.
Fichte was only thirty-four when he finished this work. He had already then
been considered a young, genius philosopher. In the same period, he became a lecturer at the renowned University of Jena. Politics and social engagement played a major role in Fichte’s thought from the beginning to the end of his career. The philosopher regards self-consciousness as the fundamental principle of his philosophical system. Self-consciousness is captured in three principles: I posits itself, I opposes not-I, I opposes some (quantitatively) divisible not-I to quantitatively divisible I within I.
Foundations are an attempt to define fundamental principles underlying
liberal politics by implementing a Kantian perspective to solve problems that were raised but imperfectly resolved by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Fichte’s work is a defence of the claim that all human beings, mature rational beings, regardless of social class, hold a set of natural rights.
This paper is comprised of three parts, an introduction, and a conclusion.
The introduction outlines the political and historical conditions in which
the thinker lived and worked. The first part presents Fichte’s theory of selfconsciousness as the fundamental contribution of the thinker. The second presents the thesis of right as derived from pure reason, since right is the necessary condition for the manifestation of the practical self and its action.
The third part presents the practical application of the theory of consciousness in natural right on the example of marriage law according to Fichte. The conclusion summarizes the possibility of practical adoption of Fichte’s philosophical system in the contemporary times.