Thomas Raysmith is Lecturer in Philosophy at Bard College Berlin, Germany.
In this highly intelligent, well-informed discussion, Thomas Raysmith persuasively argues that Hegel succeeds in solving a problem that Kant, Fichte and Schelling could not: the problem of demonstrating that although philosophy has a history, it is nonetheless capable of discovering eternal truths. -- Sally Sedgwick * Professor of Philosophy, Boston University, USA * This is a brilliantly conceived book, executed with impressive scholarship and deep insights into the “structure of exemplarity” that Raysmith sees as lying at the core of Hegel’s logic and the answer that Hegel offers to the perennial problem of the relationship between philosophy and history of philosophy. It will be essential reading for all those interested in Hegel’s philosophy, its place in German idealism, and this perennial problem, more generally. -- Michael Beaney * Regius Chair of Logic, University of Aberdeen, UK * How can philosophy express eternal truths and yet have a history, reflecting the culture of its time? This is the type of circle-squaring problem that confronts all who approach Hegel’s philosophy seriously. In this compelling, philosophically sophisticated, and often surprising book, Thomas Raysmith confronts this question head-on. -- Paul Redding * Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia *