Immanuel Hermann von Fichte (1796–1879) was a German philosopher and a prolific author. Born in Jena, he was the son of the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Immanuel taught at Saarbrucken, Dusseldorf, Bonn, and Tubingen.
In philosophy, Fichte was a theist and vehemently opposed to the Hegelian School. His position on metaphysics was that of a moderator between the two contradictory interpretations represented by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Johann Friedrich Herbart, and in the interest of theology. Fichte tried to develop a philosophical basis for the personality of God.
Fichte’s notable works include Beitrdge zur Charakteristik der rteuern Philosophie (1829,) Religion und Philosophie (1834,) Die speculative Theologie (1846,) System der Ethik (2 vols., 1850–53,) Anthropologie (1856,) Vermischte Schriften (2 vols., 1869,) Die theistische Weltansicht und ihre Berechtigung (1873,) and Der neuere Spiritualismus (1878.)
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If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us at least live so as to deserve it.
—Immanuel Hermann Fichte
Topics: Integrity, Unhappiness, Happiness
To be happy is not the purpose of our being, but to deserve happiness.
—Immanuel Hermann Fichte
Topics: Happiness
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