This article has two aims. First, it situates Fichte’s project of a review journal within its historical and cultural context. Second, it shows how this project is consistent with his broader philosophical orientation. The reviews are considered not only as tools of critical analysis but also as expressions of the “spirit of the age,” embedded in the philosophical and literary debates of the late eighteenth century. By examining these texts and the editorial projects connected to them, the article reconstructs the intellectual dynamics of a complex period and clarifies the role of reviews in shaping contemporary discourse.
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Chapter Title
A Journal at the Second Power: Fichte’s Project of a Review Journal
Authors
Matteo Vincenzo d'Alfonso, Maurizio Trudu
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0999-1.13
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Philosophical Reviews in German Territories (1668-1799)
Book Subtitle
Volume 2
Editors
Pasquale Terraciano, Francesco Valerio Tommasi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
282
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0999-1
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0998-4
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0999-1
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1060-7
Series Title
Knowledge and its Histories
Series ISSN
3035-5974
Series E-ISSN
3035-5923