The rejection by Anglo-Saxon philosophers of much "continental
philosophy" (from Hegel on down) is largely based on the perceived
failure of continental thinkers to grapple with the tough questions
of epistemology in general and skepticism in particular. Forster
demonstrates that Hegel did not in fact ignore epistemology, but on
the contrary he fought a tireless and subtle campaign to defeat the
threat of skepticism. Forster's work should dispel once and for all
the view that Hegel was naive or careless in epistemological
matters.
Forster begins by discussing Hegel's critical interpretation of
the skeptical tradition, in particular his convincingly argued case
for the superiority of ancient over modern skepticism. He goes on
to show that the difficulties characteristic of ancient skepticism
play a crucial and fascinating role in Hegel's philosophy of
history. Hegel sees in the emergence of these difficulties an
explanation of why the harmonious unified Greek culture collapsed
and was replaced by the division and alienation characteristic of
subsequent western culture. Finally, Forster examines the elaborate
and ingenious system of defenses erected by Hegel to protect his
philosophical thought against skeptical difficulties, as the core
of a somewhat broader epistemological project. Along the way,
Forster makes much that has hither to remained obscure in Hegel's
texts intelligible for the first time. This book should cause a
re-evaluation of Hegel, and German Idealism generally, and
contribute to a re-evaluation of the skeptical tradition in
philosophy.
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