Johann Gottlieb Fichte: The Doctrine of the State

The Doctrine of the State is a major work of political philosophy in which Fichte provides a synoptic account of human history from the dawn of humanity, through the ancient world, and into a modern world governed by a kind of secularized Christianity. This edition also contains translated excerpts from Fichte's 1813 diary.

List of contents

• Introduction


• The Doctrine of the State


• The 1813 Diary

About the author

Jeffrey Church is Chair and Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. His research focuses on German political thought, and he has published several books and articles on Kant, Herder, Fichte, Hegel, and Nietzsche.

Anna Marisa Schön is Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University. Her research focuses on medieval political thought, and she has published a book and several articles on nationalism and empire in the history of political thought.

Summary

The Doctrine of the State is a major work of political philosophy in which Fichte provides a synoptic account of human history from the dawn of humanity, through the ancient world, and into a modern world governed by a kind of secularized Christianity. This edition also contains translated excerpts from Fichte's 1813 diary.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey (University of Houston) Schon Church
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Church (Editor), Church Jeffrey (Editor), Anna Marisa Schön (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2024
• EAN: 9780192887818
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288781-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: British Society for the History of Philosophy:New Texts in the History of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, HISTORY / World, Philosophy, General & world history, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, General and world history, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought