Our next TRIERTIUM research seminar (www.trieritum.cz) will take place on Monday, May 4 2026, at 14:00, in „rotunda“ at the Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc (Univerzitní 22). The seminar will feature a lecture by Maurizio Maria Malimpensa (Department of Philosophy and Patrology, Palacký University) entitled: From the Doctrine of Principles to the Doctrine of the Image: A Systematic Introduction to Fichte’s Thought.
This talk offers a systematic introduction to Fichte’s Wissenschaftslehre by tracing its development from the doctrine of principles to the doctrine of the image. It argues that the foundation of the system cannot be grasped as a simple identity, but only as the dynamic articulation of a plurality of irreducible acts. Drawing on Fichte’s reflections on the relation between the Absolute and its appearing, as well as on the philosophical interpretation of Christian revelation, the talk suggests that this articulation can be fruitfully understood in a trinitarian key. In particular, the relation between the Absolute and Knowledge—properly understood as Image—reveals a unity that is given only in and through distinction, echoing the irreducible correlation between Father and Son, and its participation through the Spirit. In this light, the trinitarian dimension does not appear as an external theological superstructure, but as the speculative horizon within which the inner coherence of Fichte’s system—between foundation, image, and life—can be adequately understood. In this sense, the Wissenschaftslehre clearly emerges not merely as a theory of subjectivity, but as a transcendental ontology of manifestation (as revelation).
Anyone interested is welcome to attend!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3021964667999386
The research seminars are organized by the TRIERTIUM research group (www.triertium.cz).
