Addresses to the German Nation

The Addresses to the German Nation (German: Reden an die deutsche Nation, 1808) is a political literature book by German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte that advocates German nationalism in reaction to the occupation and subjugation of German territories by Napoleon's French Empire following the Battle of Jena.^[1][2] Fichte evoked a sense of German distinctiveness in language, tradition, and literature that composed the identity of a nation (people).^[1][3] According to Bertrand Russell in his History of Western Philosophy, Fichte's work laid the theoretical foundations of German nationalism.^[4]

Addresses to the German Nation

Original title	Reden an die deutsche Nation
Language	German
Publication date	1808
Text	Addresses to the German Nation at Internet Archive

See also

• German nationalism
• Nationalism
• Napoleonic Wars
• Unification of Germany
• What Is a Nation?

References

1. Jusdanis 2001, pp. 82–83.
2. James 2011, pp. 162.
3. "The Oklahoman Empire". 17 April 2020.
4. Russell, Bertrand (1945). The History of Western Philosophy. Simon and Schuster. p. 718. ISBN 9780671201586.

Bibliography

• James, David (2011). Fichte's Social and Political Philosophy: Property and Virtue. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-00155-8.
• Jusdanis, Gregory (2001). The Necessary Nation. Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08902-7.

Further reading

• Gregory Moore (ed.), Fichte: Addresses to the German Nation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008).

External links

• The full text of Addresses to the German Nation at Wikisource
• Reden an die deutsche Nation at gutenberg.de
• Reden an die deutsche Nation at epoche-napoleon.net