La Doctrina de la moral de Fichte de 1798

Abstract

Within the framework of present debates about the alleged lack of free will in human actions, the author resorts to Fichte’s Sittenlehre in order to clarify the problem. In that regard Fichte’s argument is interesting for he organizes the discussion openly by contrasting two models: the causal-deterministic and the autonomous. 

The purpose of this work is to analyze both models emphasizing its consequences over the conception of human body, morality, society, and politics. In the light of this undertaking, it will be necessary to examine the figure of the spring, Fichte’s image for the mechanistic thinking, and to elucidate the notions of Selbsttätigkeit and Tathandlung, relevant for his model of liberty.