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Fichtean

American  
[fik-tee-uhn, fikh-] / ˈfɪk ti ən, ˈfɪx- /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.


noun

  1. an adherent or advocate of this philosophy.

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Etymology

Origin of Fichtean

First recorded in 1810–20; Fichte + -an

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The Fichtean system had not yet been fully worked out in its metaphysical bearings, but the strong and engaging personality of its author gave it, for a little while, immense prestige and influence.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke

Thesis, antithesis and synthesis, a Fichtean formula, is generalized by Hegel into the perpetual law of thought.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

His aim is a constructive psychology in the Fichtean sense, a history of consciousness, and the execution of his design as well closely follows the example of the Wissenschaftslehre.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg

Much is fabled as to the influence of Fichtean Idealism and Schelling's Philosophy of Nature on the Romantic school, which is even declared to have sprung from it.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke

But the Fichtean doctrine that I am my own body-maker leaves me with nothing whatever—with not so much as the beggar's dog or the prisoner's spider.

From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton

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