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Why read Fichte today?

23 mins | Jul 16, 2022
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On freedom and the limits of agency: exploring the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Typically underappreciated outside of a narrow historical study of philosophy and overshadowed by Hegel's dominance, Fichte's theory of self-consciousness helped shape the views of some of the post-Kantian greats. This is why, as Gabriel Gottlieb argues, a revaluation of teachings is long overdue.

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