In addition to Part Two of the Grundlage des Naturrechts, this volume also contains essays from the 'Philosophisches Journal einer Gesellschaft Teutscher Gelehrten', which mark the beginning of the polemical discussions and controversies concerning the meaning and the lasting significance of the Wissenschaftslehre. Fichte here engages in controversy with Kant, Schelling, Aenesidemus-Schulze, and Forberg. Acquaintance with these controversies is vital for understanding discussions of the Wissenschaftslehre.