Allen W. Wood has held professorships at Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and Indiana University, and visiting appointments at the University of Michigan, University of California, San Diego, and Oxford University. He is the author of at least nine books and many articles, and the editor or translator of a dozen or so others.

• 1: Who was Johann Gottlieb Fichte? 2: Transcendental Philosophy: The Jena Doctrine of Science 3: Freedom and Intersubjectivity: The Conditions of Action 4: Moral Authority: Deduction of the Principle of Morality 5: Conscience: The Applicability of the Principle of Morality 6: The Self-Sufficiency of Reason: The Systematic Doctrine of Duties 7: The Social Unity of Reason: The Human Vocation 8: Right: Freedom, Property and the State Postscript Bibliography Index

One of the most highly regarded specialists in Kant and Hegel's practical philosophy of his generation, Wood surpasses himself in this latest work. Actively seeking out embarrassing Fichtean theses Wood explores interpretations that render them plausible and compelling.