It is amazing how someone can write so clearly about such and an obscure book. Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit has unfortunatly been dismissed by many as simple foolishness. Forster's book, however, is excellent at destroying this view. Put Hegel's Phenomenology on one knee and this book on the other. When you read Hegel you forehead will crinkle up and you will stare blankley at pages. "Huh" Then reading Forster, your forehead will relax "Oh, I see" The combination of the two makes for a great journey into the realm of new and exciting ideas. Forster has allowed me to appreciate the great mind of Hegel that otherwise would have remained unknown to me. Outstanding book.

Eight years ago, I began a daily exercise of copying one page of Hegel's Phenomenology into a word processor and then rewriting and distilling it until I could go no further. One hundred and fifty pages later, I gave up. Michael Forster has provided a perspicuous view of the Hegelian landscape I was (often blindly) crawling over. I'm grateful.