Günter Zöller
Author of Fichte's Transcendental Philosophy: The Original Duplicity of Intelligence and Will
About the Author
Works by Günter Zöller
Fichte's Transcendental Philosophy: The Original Duplicity of Intelligence and Will (1998) 11 copies
Figuring the Self: Subject, Absolute, and Others in Classical German Philosophy (Suny Series in Philosophy) (1997) — Editor — 9 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1954
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Bonn
- Occupations
- Professor of Philosophy, University of Munich
Members
Reviews
Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Members
- 40
- Popularity
- #370,100
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 20
- Languages
- 3
The problem is that once Fichte decides that Pure Will will solve the circularity of thought and willing, and that Pure Will is kind of like God, the whole project comes to seem utterly beyond human ken. I guess that's why Hegel came along. But Zoller doesn't really clarify this turn so much as he does re-state his original interpretation in new and less clear terms. Anyway, chapter 1-6 of this are great. 7 & 8 are nonsense, but that might be Fichte's fault.
If you're reading this review, you might like to look up a couple of articles:
Henrich, D., 'Fichte's Original Insight,' in *Contemporary German Philosophy*, 1982
Pippin, R., 'Fichte's supposed subjective...' in Sedgwick, S., *The Reception of Kant's Critical Philosophy*, and supposedly in the Cambridge Companion to Fichte, which as far as I can tell doesn't exist.… (more)