TRANSLATOR'S NOTE.
The following Outline of the Doctrine of Knowledge (Die Wissenschaftslehre in ihrem allgemeinen Umrisse) was printed by Fichte for the use of his students at the close of his lectures in the Spring of 1810, preliminary to the formal opening of the University of Berlin, of which he was the first Rector. Although not properly belonging to what we have called his "Popular Works," being indeed a severely condensed summary of the Wissenschaftslehre in its strictly scientific form, demanding close and sustained attention even from the student, it may nevertheless be of service to the general reader as a chart wherein he may be enabled to recognise the doctrines expounded in the more popular writings, and especially in "The Doctrine of Religion," and to trace their connexion with the general scheme of philosophy. It may therefore be regarded as a fitting appendix to these volumes.
