Final period in Berlin Johann Gottlieb Fichte

tombs of johann gottlieb fichte , wife johanna marie, dorotheenstaedtischer friedhof (cemetery), berlin

fichte gave wide range of public , private lectures in berlin last decade of life. these form of best known work, , basis of revived german-speaking scholarly interest in work.

the lectures include 2 works 1806. in characteristics of present age (die grundzüge des gegenwärtigen zeitalters), fichte outlines theory of different historical , cultural epochs. mystic work way towards blessed life (die anweisung zum seligen leben oder auch die religionslehre) gave fullest thoughts on religion. in 1808 gave series of speeches in french-occupied berlin, addresses german nation.

in 1810, new university of berlin set up, designed along lines put forward wilhelm von humboldt. fichte made rector , first chair of philosophy. in part because of educational themes in addresses, , in part because of earlier work @ jena university.

fichte lectured on further versions of wissenschaftslehre. of these, published brief work 1810, science of knowledge in general outline (die wissenschaftslehre, in ihrem allgemeinen umrisse dargestellt; translated outline of doctrine of knowledge). son published of these thirty years after death.

most became public in last decades of twentieth century, in collected works. included reworked versions of doctrine of science (wissenschaftslehre, 1810–1813), science of rights (das system der rechtslehre, 1812), , science of ethics based on science of knowledge (das system der sittenlehre nach den principien der wissenschaftslehre, 1812; 1st ed. 1798).