Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Abstract

When talking on Philosophy of Self, the philosophical vision thought on the
subject by centring the essence of the “Self” that is the subject, comes to mind.
The expression that philosophy is a reflexive attitude shows us that philosophy
is an activity of reflection on itself. Thinking is always to think of something. When thinking about a subject, this sometimes can be a table, sometimes a desk,
sometimes a soul or a God, as well as it can be even a thinking of Self. From
this point of view, thinking also means to think itself. Namely, it means to think
thinking itself or to think on the person who thinks. This is literally Philosophy
of Self. Especially German philosophers have created a philosophical tradition
on German Idealism and the Philosophy of Self. The philosophical tendencies of
Kant, Fichte and Schelling have been the philosophy of “the self”. In this article,
it will be examined the issue of what is “the self” of Fichte. At the same time, in
the article, firstly, the biography of Fichte, his tendencies, and his contributions to
German Idealism will be presented briefly. In addition to this, his thoughts on “the
self” will be elaborated, and brief historical information about German idealist
philosophers will be presented.