Gabe Gottlieb
@gabegottlieb.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Been self-positing since the '70s. All opinions belong to my 'I think.'
Just had some gelato in Germany. I mean, it was good, but they got nothing on the Italians. Yet, when it comes to philosophy, the Germans got them beat.
June 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just had some gelato in Germany. I mean, it was good, but they got nothing on the Italians. Yet, when it comes to philosophy, the Germans got them beat.
Gillian Rose thinks even Adorno's a neo-Fichtean. Didn't see that coming.
May 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Gillian Rose thinks even Adorno's a neo-Fichtean. Didn't see that coming.
Hegel's dialectical method? No! Fichte's synthetic method.
April 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Hegel's dialectical method? No! Fichte's synthetic method.
Can we just skip the Trump dictatorship and go directly to the dictatorship of the proletariat?
March 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Can we just skip the Trump dictatorship and go directly to the dictatorship of the proletariat?
Finally, getting around to this wonderful book. Only a couple chapters in but his historical/contextualist approach is great - stems from Reinhart Kosselleck rather than folks like Skinner or Henrich. The idea that the Idealists were writing during a Sattelzeit shapes much of his interpretation.
February 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Finally, getting around to this wonderful book. Only a couple chapters in but his historical/contextualist approach is great - stems from Reinhart Kosselleck rather than folks like Skinner or Henrich. The idea that the Idealists were writing during a Sattelzeit shapes much of his interpretation.
Next week I am giving a paper online as part of the Leuven Seminar in Classical German Philosophy. The paper focuses on Fichte's account of striving in cognition. Will talk not only about the I, but also the eye. You can register here.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Next week I am giving a paper online as part of the Leuven Seminar in Classical German Philosophy. The paper focuses on Fichte's account of striving in cognition. Will talk not only about the I, but also the eye. You can register here.
hiw.kuleuven.be/cmprpc/event...
hiw.kuleuven.be/cmprpc/event...
Just published: my review of Owen Ware and Stefano Bacin's volume on "Fichte's System of Ethics: A Critical Guide" (CUP) in "Journal of Moral Philosophy."
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January 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Just published: my review of Owen Ware and Stefano Bacin's volume on "Fichte's System of Ethics: A Critical Guide" (CUP) in "Journal of Moral Philosophy."
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Love this line from Allen Wood on our Cartesian predilections.
January 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Love this line from Allen Wood on our Cartesian predilections.
Two of my favorite things are Fichte's "Wissenschaftslehre nova methodo" and Bedhead's "Transaction de Novo" but I can never keep straight which is "nova" and which is "novo." Wouldn't be surprised if I've made the mistake in print. Not checking.
January 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Two of my favorite things are Fichte's "Wissenschaftslehre nova methodo" and Bedhead's "Transaction de Novo" but I can never keep straight which is "nova" and which is "novo." Wouldn't be surprised if I've made the mistake in print. Not checking.
Deal on Owen Ware's new book on romanticism!
January 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Deal on Owen Ware's new book on romanticism!
We got some snow.
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We got some snow.
What's the 21st century version of this book?
December 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
What's the 21st century version of this book?
This is a really cool essay on the history of the term 'deontology,' for those who dig that kind of thing. From "The Journal of the History of Philosophy" (1996).
December 28, 2024 at 1:25 AM
This is a really cool essay on the history of the term 'deontology,' for those who dig that kind of thing. From "The Journal of the History of Philosophy" (1996).
Day #10
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 27, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Day #10
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #9
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 26, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Day #9
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #7 and #8
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 25, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Day #7 and #8
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Imagine living in a world (w) in which you don't know what "fake barn cases" are and you're not the least bit curious about how many coins Jones has in his pocket. As far as worlds go, it's not a lot better than the world (w') in which you do know. Nevertheless, w is ever so slightly better than w'.
December 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Imagine living in a world (w) in which you don't know what "fake barn cases" are and you're not the least bit curious about how many coins Jones has in his pocket. As far as worlds go, it's not a lot better than the world (w') in which you do know. Nevertheless, w is ever so slightly better than w'.
Day #6
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 17, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Day #6
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #5
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 15, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Day #5
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #4
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Day #4
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #3
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 13, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Day #3
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #2
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Day #2
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day #1
Day #1
December 11, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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Day #1
Day #1
Alright, I'm here for it. Let's go!
December 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Alright, I'm here for it. Let's go!
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December 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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