Immanuel Hermann Fichte belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Immanuel Hermann Fichte as German philosopher (1796–1879).
Immanuel Hermann Fichte was born at Jena in 1796. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Württemberg. He studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Enlightenment argument moved philosophy into public life: it was now about government, rights and religion as much as metaphysics.
His academic posts were held at University of Tübingen and University of Bonn.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Kingdom of Württemberg matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Immanuel Hermann Fichte died in 1879, aged 83. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Tübingen and University of Bonn
- Fields: philosophy
