The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics

The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics

Fichte’s System of Ethics (SE) investigates the moral law’s function as a cosmic principle with the hope of delivering a deduction of its applicability in the world of sense. In the work, Fichte harnesses the concept of the original, determinate end of a natural thing as a means of mediating the Kan...

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Autor principal: Goh, Kienhow
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Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Revista de Estud(i)os sobre Fichte 2026
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Fichte
Kant
moral law
moral teleology
System of Ethics
Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:ref_929 https://doi.org/10.4000/ref.929 urn:doi:10.4000/ref.929 en https://journals.openedition.org/ref/929 2026-06-09T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/jqf6 All rights reserved The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics Revista de Estud(i)os sobre Fichte Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2258-014X URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ref Goh, Kienhow Fichte Kant moral law moral teleology System of Ethics Fichte’s System of Ethics (SE) investigates the moral law’s function as a cosmic principle with the hope of delivering a deduction of its applicability in the world of sense. In the work, Fichte harnesses the concept of the original, determinate end of a natural thing as a means of mediating the Kantian “supersensible idea of the morally good” by sensible intuitions. In doing so, he is inspired above all by Kant’s moral teleology. This concerns, not the metaphysics of morals as practical philosophy but moral teleology (as a prelude to moral theology). By a deduction of the moral law’s applicability, the final ends of our world, our body and other rational beings are shown to be grounded in a transcendental law (or, what is the same, the original drive)..
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topic Fichte
Kant
moral law
moral teleology
System of Ethics
spellingShingle Fichte
Kant
moral law
moral teleology
System of Ethics
Goh, Kienhow
The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics
description Fichte’s System of Ethics (SE) investigates the moral law’s function as a cosmic principle with the hope of delivering a deduction of its applicability in the world of sense. In the work, Fichte harnesses the concept of the original, determinate end of a natural thing as a means of mediating the Kantian “supersensible idea of the morally good” by sensible intuitions. In doing so, he is inspired above all by Kant’s moral teleology. This concerns, not the metaphysics of morals as practical philosophy but moral teleology (as a prelude to moral theology). By a deduction of the moral law’s applicability, the final ends of our world, our body and other rational beings are shown to be grounded in a transcendental law (or, what is the same, the original drive)..
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title The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics
title_short The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics
title_full The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics
title_fullStr The Hidden Moral Teleology in Fichte’s System of Ethics
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