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CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE HISTORY
OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Fichte: Addresses to the German Nation
This is the first translation of Fichte’s Addresses to the German Nation for
almost 100 years. The series of fourteen speeches, delivered whilst Berlin was
under French occupation after Prussia’s disastrous defeat at the Battle of Jena
in 1806, is widely regarded as a founding document of German nationalism,
celebrated and reviled in equal measure. Fichte’s account of the distinctive-
ness of the German people and his belief in the native superiority of its
culture helped to shape German national identity throughout the eenth
century and beyond. With an extensive introduction that puts Fichte’s
argument in its intellectual and historical context, this edition brings an
important and seminal work to a modern readership. All of the usual series
features are provided, including notes for further reading and a chronology.
gregorymoore is lecturer in German at the University of St Andrews. He
previously taught at the University of Wales Aberystwyth, and was Junior
Research fellow at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. He is
Secretary of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society.
CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE HISTORY
OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
FICHTE
ADDRESSES TO THE GERMAN NATION
CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE HISTORY
OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Series editors
R AYMOND G EUSS, Professor of Philosophy, University
of Cambridge
Q UENTIN S KINNER, Professor of the Humanities, Queen
Mary, University of London
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