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Fichtean

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[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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Origin of Fichtean

First recorded in 1810–20; Fichte + -an

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But while Schelling treats the real and the ideal as having equal rights, Hegel restores the Fichtean subordination of nature to spirit, without, however, sharing Fichte's contempt for nature.

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

In the doctrine of the pure intuitions and the categories, and the Critique of Judgment, he rejects, and with full consciousness, just those parts of Kant on which the Fichtean school had built further.

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

Many fables are rife concerning the influence of Fichtean idealism and Schelling's philosophy of nature upon the romantic school, and it is even asserted that the latter is entirely the result of the former.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

The years spent at Jena were unusually productive; indeed, the completed Fichtean philosophy is contained in the writings of this period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 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 Falckenberg, Richard

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