Science of knowledge and historical experience. The role of historiography in Fichte's "Grundzüge"

This paper sets out as its objective the exploration of some of the key passages and most relevant theoretical plexuses of the "Grundzüge des gegenwärtigen Zeitalters" (1806) by Johann Gottlieb Fichte devoted to the theme of historical narrative and, more generally, of historiography. In particular, we will first of all aim to show the specific status of "Historie". Secondly, we will try to outline the differences that "Grundzüge" establishes between the functions of "Wissenschaftslehrer" and those of "Historiker", in an attempt to show, at the same time, the nexus linking the two and the activities they perform.