Seidel George. Fichte’s Wissenschaftslehre of 1794: A Commentary

West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 1993. — 126 p. — ISBN-10: 1557530173; ISBN-13: 978-1557530172 — (Purdue University Series in the History of Philosophy)Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Wissenscbaftslebre arises out of a particularly stormy period in the philosopher's personal, academic, and intellectual life. The work he produced is many things at once: an epistemology or theory of knowledge, a philosophical anthropology, an ethics or metaethics, the foundation for a political theory (Rousseau), the basis for an aesthetic program (Romanticism), perhaps even a philosophy of nature. Seidel presents the English and German text of part 1 of the Wissenscbaftsiebre, followed by a commentary on the text. The work concludes with a summary of parts 2 and 3 of the Wissenscbafislebre. An annotated bibliography surveys the important literature on the philosopher.Text and CommentaryFundamental Principles of the Entire Science of KnowledgeFirst, Absolutely Unconditioned Principle
Second Principle, Conditioned as to Content
Third Principle, Conditioned as to FormReflections on Parts 2 and 3 of the WissenschaftslehreFoundation of Theoretical Knowledge
Foundation of Knowledge of the Practical KnowledgeSelect and annotated bibliography