An Attempt at a Critique of All Revelation

An Attempt at a Critique of All Revelation (German: Versuch einer Critik^[1] aller Offenbarung; 1792) was the first published work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Fichte went to visit Immanuel Kant on 4 July 1791 and his first interview did not go well,^[vague] so he wrote An Attempt at a Critique of All Revelation in order to impress him. An impressed Kant then asked his publisher to print it.^[2] It was briefly mistaken by the public to be a fourth Critique by Kant, as the work was initially published with no author or preface.^[2] After Fichte was revealed as the book's author, Fichte received praise and attention in the world of German philosophy.^[2]

In this work, Fichte argued that any revelation in relation to God must be consistent with morality, which was against many aspects of orthodox Christian belief at the time.^[3]