Johann Gottlieb Fichte Quotes
Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a German philosopher and one of the founding figures of German Idealism. Beginning from Kant's critical philosophy, he developed the Wissenschaftslehre, an attempted derivation of the structure of experience from the self-positing activity of an absolute I. The quotes below are attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte, organized by topic.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte on Freedom
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“I am free; I cannot do other than be free.”
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“Be free, and see free people around you.”
Johann Gottlieb Fichte on Knowledge
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“The kind of philosophy one chooses depends on the kind of man one is.”
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“The educated man knows the world is ruled by law; the uneducated man does not.”
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“We do not act because we know; we know because we are called upon to act.”
Johann Gottlieb Fichte on Life
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Attributed to Johann Gottlieb Fichte:
“To act, then, to act, that is what we are here for.”