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James, David Neil (2016) The political theology of Fichte's Staatslehre : immanence and transcendence. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 24 (6). pp. 1157-1175. doi:10.1080/09608788.2016.1207611 ISSN 0960-8788.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2016.1207611
Abstract
Given its use of religious concepts and language, it is tempting to class Fichte’s rarely discussed Staatslehre as a political theology. I argue that the Staatslehre can be classed as a political theology because of the way in which it can be understood in terms of the concepts of immanence and transcendence. The concept of immanence applies to Fichte’s account of history in particular. Fichte himself allows for a moment of transcendence at the very beginning of history. I argue that the concept of transcendence is also implicit in the Staatslehre in relation to some problems faced by Fichte’s own account of the role of the Zwingherr in the historical development and actualization of right and moral freedom, despite his attempt to avoid introducing theologically based explanations of political concepts at this stage of his Staatslehre.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 1762-1814, Religion and state, Political theology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal for the History of Philosophy | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0960-8788 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 13 July 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 24 | ||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1157-1175 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09608788.2016.1207611 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 30 June 2016 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 February 2018 | ||||||
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