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Ueber Offenbarung und Mythologie als Nachtrag zur Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der reinen Vernunft.
Berlin, Verlage der Konigl. Akadem. Kunst u. Buchhandlung, 1799. 8vo. In contemporary half calf. Traces from paper-label to upper part of spine. Wear to extremities, dampstain to spine. Last leaves with dampstain to lower margin, otherwise internally nice and clean. vi (i.e. iv), (5)-270 , (1) pp.
Rare first edition of Grohmann’s work on the concept of revelation and mythology within the context of religion as defined by the principles of pure reason. It was originally attributed to Friedrich Schleiermacher, but Schleiermacher specifically denied authorship in a letter published in the Jenaische Literatur-Zeitung (June 16, 1806) Johann Christian August Grohmann was a German philosopher and and professor of Logic and Metaphysics, first in Wittenberg from 1803 and later in Hamburg from 1810, finally settling in Dresden. He is known for his contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics.
