- cons cious ness . ▁F ichte ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁self - cons cious ness ▁requires ▁resistance ▁from ▁exterior ▁objects , ▁but ▁this ▁resistance ▁can ▁only ▁come ▁from ▁other ▁rational ▁be ings , ▁making ▁conscious ness ▁a ▁social ▁phenomen on . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁people ▁are ▁in ev it ably ▁involved ▁in ▁relations ▁with ▁others ▁that ▁F ichte ▁calls ▁a ▁' relation ▁of ▁right .' ▁The ▁relation ▁of ▁right ▁re lies ▁on ▁mut ual ▁recognition ▁of ▁rational ity ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁by ▁all ▁parties ▁involved . ▁Each ▁conscious ▁agent , ▁F ichte ▁thinks , ▁should ▁retain ▁their ▁own ▁' s phere ▁of ▁freedom ' ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁free ▁from ▁outside ▁forces . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁text ▁continues , ▁F ichte ▁uses ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁' s phere ▁of ▁freedom ' ▁to ▁establish ▁what ▁he ▁calls ▁' original ▁right .' ▁Original ▁right ▁is ▁a ▁fict it ious ▁concept ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁being ▁can ▁exist ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁cause , ▁and ▁never ▁be ▁caused ▁or ▁effect ed ▁by ▁exterior ▁forces . ▁To ▁viol ate ▁one ' s ▁original ▁right ▁is ▁to ▁viol ate ▁one ' s ▁freedom ▁and ▁to ▁commit ▁co erc ion . ▁ ▁To ▁combat ▁co erc ion , ▁F ichte ▁suggests ▁taking ▁away ▁any ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁commit ▁such ▁a ▁crime . ▁Nam ely , ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁society ▁that , ▁whenever ▁one ▁attempts ▁to ▁commit ▁a ▁crime , ▁the ▁exact ▁opposite ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ' s ▁intention ▁will ▁occur . ▁He ▁then ▁con cludes ▁that ▁a