The Vocation of Man

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The Vocation of Man (German : Die Bestimmung des Menschen) is a work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte. The work was originally published by Fichte in 1799 and translated into English by Jane Sinnett in 1846 [1] and by William Smith in 1848. Fichte identifies three distinct stages in the development of faith: 1. Doubt, 2. Knowledge, 3. Faith.

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  1. "The Destination of Man". Internet Archive. 1846.
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