thumb|Kant with friends, including Christian Jakob Kraus, Johann Georg Hamann, Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel, and Karl Gottfried Hagen He also wrote a number of semi-popular essays on history, religion, politics, and other topics. These works were well received by Kant's contemporaries and confirmed his preeminent status in eighteenth-century philosophy. There were several journals devoted solely to defending and criticizing Kantian philosophy. Despite his success, philosophical trends were moving in another direction. Many of Kant's most important disciples and followers (including Reinhold, Beck, and Fichte) transformed the Kantian position. The progressive stages of revision of Kant's teachings marked the emergence of German idealism. In what was one of his final acts expounding a stance on philosophical questions, Kant opposed these developments and publicly denounced Fichte in an open letter in 1799.
thumb|kant with friends including christian jakob kraus johann georg hamann theodor gottlieb von hippel and karl gottfried hagen he also wrote a number of semi-popular essays on history religion politics and other topics these works were well received by kant's contemporaries and confirmed his preeminent status in eighteenth-century philosophy there were several journals devoted solely to defending and criticizing kantian philosophy despite his success philosophical trends were moving in another direction many of kant's most important disciples and followers (including reinhold beck and fichte) transformed the kantian position the progressive stages of revision of kant's teachings marked the emergence of german idealism in what was one of his final acts expounding a stance on philosophical questions kant opposed these developments and publicly denounced fichte in an open letter in 1799