 Kant’s high regard for Maimon was shared by a number of the important figures of the movements of German Enlightenment and Idealism. Mendelssohn, of course, had initially recognized the genius beneath Maimon’s coarse exterior, and Reinhold too took Maimon seriously, although their relation soured after Maimon published a volume of their increasingly acrimonious correspondence without Reinhold’s permission. On a much more positive note, Fichte wrote that his admiration for Maimon’s talent “[k]nows no limit,” and he continues that “Maimon has completely overturned the entire Kantian philosophy as it has been understood by everyone until now.” (Gesamtausgabe III, 2: 275)