Abstract

We expect much from a book by Werner Marx, Professor Emeritus of philosophy at the University of Freiburg, because his previous books on Aristotle, Hegel, and Heidegger have achieved acclaim and praise. But each book must speak for itself and whatever initial hopes we have must be tested and measured by the content of this new book on Schelling. We have learned that from Werner Marx we can have careful, judicious, and serious evaluations and scholarship. We expect a fine product of historical scholarship, if not original thought. We learn from his books the thoughts of the philosophers he chooses to explore. Werner Marx is one of the most serious historians of philosophy, but sadly he has not written more than historical studies.