�Daniel Breazeale is unquestionably the most erudite Fichte scholar now writing in English.�

--Philosophical Review

Hackett Publishing Company Web Site, August, 2000

These selections provide a brief but comprehensive introduction to Fichte�s philosophical system and his place in the history of German Idealism. In addition to some of Fichte�s most influential texts, such as the First and Second �Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre� and �The Basis of Our Belief in a Divine Governance of the World,� Breazeale has translated, for the first time into English, several other writings from the same period, including �Attempt at a New Presentation of the Wissenschaftslehre,� Other short essays, including Fichte�s replies to the charge of atheism, extend the discussions of the �Introductions� and respond to criticisms. Breazeale�s substantial Introduction supplies the context needed for a sound appreciation of Fichte�s enterprise and achievement.