No Other German Writer Of Comparable Stature

The First Function Of A Book Review Should Be, I Believe, To Give Some Idea Of The Contents And Character Of The Book.

When Hegel Later Became A Man Of Influence' He Insisted That The Jews Should Be Granted Equal Rights Because Civic Rights Belong To Man Because He Is A Man And Not On Account Of His Ethnic Origins Or His Religion.

The Greeks Had Considered Hope The Final Evil In Pandora's Box. They Also Gave Us An Image Of Perfect Nobility: A Human Being Lovingly Doing Her Duty To Another Human Being Despite All Threats, And Going To Her Death With Pride And Courage, Not Deterred By Any Hope - Antigone.

There Is Thus A Certain Plausibility To Nietzsche's Doctrine, Though It Is Dynamite. He Maintains In Effect That The Gulf Separating Plato From The Average Man Is Greater Than The Cleft Between The Average Man And A Chimpanzee.

To An Even Moderately Sophisticated And Well-read Person It Should Come As No Surprise That Any Religion At All Has Its Hidden As Well As Its Obvious Beauties And Is Capable Of Profound And Impressive Interpretations. What Is Deeply Objectionable About Most Of These Interpretations Is That They Allow The Believer To Say Yes While Evading Any No.