1st Edition

Fichte’s Aesthetic of Striving Context and Development

By Kienhow Goh Copyright 2026
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores Fichte's theory of sensibility, focusing on its theoretical and practical significance. It offers unique insight into Fichte’s reinterpretation of Kant's aesthetic theory. Fichte's theory of sensibility can be found in his unpublished manuscript Practical Philosophy (1793/94). The author approaches this text as Fichte's attempt to reorganize Kant’s transcendental aesthetic... Read more

Introduction
1. Abicht’s Critique of Kant’s Early Aesthetic
2. Kant’s Mature Aesthetic of Feeling
3. Fichte’s Reorganization of Kantian Aesthetic
4. Art as a Product of Spirit
5. The Universal Voice of Conscience
6. Truth as Universal Self-Agreement

Biography

Kienhow Goh is an independent researcher. His primary research interest is in German idealism, particularly Fichte’s aesthetics, ethics, and metaphysics. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and book reviews on Classical German philosophy.