ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on 19th-century philosopher – Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Returning to Leipzig in 1790, Fichte's whole life changed when he read Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. During his brief life span, Fichte observed both the American and French Revolutions, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the first steps toward the unification of Germany. Fichte was a zealous advocate of German nationalism. Fichte was transformed from a struggling private tutor into Kant's philosophical successor. The University of Jena offered Fichte a chair of philosophy, and he was finally able to marry Johanna Rahn. Fichte called on all German states to unite around Prussia and to teutonize the world. To accomplish this, Fichte proposed a complete overhaul of the educational system in the German states.
