The first English translation of Fichte's second set of 1804 lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre.

The first English translation of Fichte's second set of 1804 lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre.

Fichtes in den Jahren nach 1800 in stets neuen Fassungen und Entwürfen vorgetragene spätere Wissenschaftslehre erscheint uns heute als geheimnisvoll dunkel, in der Diktion eigenwillig und in ihrem reflexiven Aufbau von verwirrender Komplexität. Und doch verdichtet sie sich immer wieder zu Passagen, in denen unsere Selbsterfahrung im Erkennen in eindringlicher Weise zum Ausdruck...(展开全部)

The philosophical thought of J. G. Fichte, particularly his later work, is at the very center of a paradigm shift currently underway in the field of German Idealism. Crucial to this reassessment is Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre Nova Methodo of 1796/99, the manuscript at the heart of this collection and an articulation of the philosopher's Wissenshaftslehre, or overall system of p...(展开全部)

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand's lectures (originally published in 1802 and 1805) were a watershed in the history of architectural theory. Durand fostered a new perspective on architecture - directed to functional needs rather than aesthetic concerns - that revolutionized architectural training across Europe. The second section from 1821 reproduces his drawings which accompanied the...(展开全部)