Ideas from 'The Vocation of Man' by Johann Fichte [1800], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Vocation of Man' by Fichte,Johann G. (ed/tr Preuss,Peter) [Hackett 1987,0-87720-037-x]].
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 8. Naturalising Reason
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The need to act produces consciousness, and practical reason is the root of all reason
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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Sufficient reason makes the transition from the particular to the general
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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Each object has a precise number of properties, each to a precise degree
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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The principle of activity and generation is found in a self-moving basic force
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
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I am myself, but not the external object; so I only sense myself, and not the object
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism
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Self-consciousness is the basis of knowledge, and knowing something is knowing myself
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There is nothing to say about anything which is outside my consciousness
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Awareness of reality comes from the free activity of consciousness
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception
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I immediately know myself, and anything beyond that is an inference
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12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition
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Faith is not knowledge; it is a decision of the will
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs
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Knowledge can't be its own foundation; there has to be regress of higher and higher authorities
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / c. Features of mind
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Consciousness has two parts, passively receiving sensation, and actively causing productions
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 7. Blindsight
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We can't know by sight or hearing without realising that we are doing so
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 4. Presupposition of Self
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Consciousness of external things is always accompanied by an unnoticed consciousness of self
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will
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The capacity for freedom is above the laws of nature, with its own power of purpose and will
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Forming purposes is absolutely free, and produces something from nothing
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will
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I want independent control of the fundamental cause of my decisions
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17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 3. Panpsychism
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Nature contains a fundamental force of thought
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
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The will is awareness of one of our inner natural forces
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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I cannot change the nature which has been determined for me
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / g. Will to power
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The self is, apart from outward behaviour, a drive in your nature
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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If life lacks love it becomes destruction
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
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Freedom means making yourself become true to your essential nature
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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Nature is wholly interconnected, and the tiniest change affects everything
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