Reason and Agency in Kant and Fichte

Authors

Michael Vater, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

EuroPhilosophie Editions

Source Publication

Revista de Estud(i)os sobre Fichte

Source ISSN

2258-014X

Abstract

This paper explores the question of the unity of Transcendental Idealism at the end of Eighteenth Century German philosophy, given that it circulated in different versions, Kant’s Critique [of humans’ rational powers] and Fichte’ System of Science [Wissenschaftslehre]. Both thinkers take the transcendental turn. They base conceptual investigations not on facts or empirical evidence, but on the possibility of a situation; they are idealists since they look inward to the spontaneity of the agent/knower for explanation, not the environment, stimulus, or sensory given. Reason can fathom only what it has constructed.

Comments

Published version. Revista de Estud(i)os sobre Fichte, Vol. 16, No. x (2018): XX-XX. DOI. © 2018 EuroPhilosophie Editions. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Vater, Michael, "Reason and Agency in Kant and Fichte" (2018). Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications. 773.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phil_fac/773