The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This volume explores German Idealism's impact on philosophy and scientific thought. Fourteen essays, by leading authorities in their respective fields, each focus on the legacy of a particular idea that emerged around 1800, when the underlying concepts of modern philosophy were being formed, challenged and criticised, leaving a legacy that extends to all physical areas and all topics in the philosophical world. From British Idealism to phenomenology, existentialism, pragmatism and French postmodernism, the story of German Idealism's impact on philosophy is here interwoven with man's scientific journey of self-discovery in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries – from Darwin to Nietzsche to Freud and beyond. Spanning the analytical and Continental divide, this first volume examines Idealism's impact on contemporary philosophical discussions.

materialist worldview for support. His crucial problem is in assuming this meta-narrative to somehow not participate in the structure of triangulation. This is to say: the evolution meta-narrative is a fact that justifies triangulation theory for Wright, but it must then itself be a triangulation that is fundamentally contingent and subject to correction; insofar as Wright relies on this meta-narrative for justification, he becomes superstitious by virtue of his own definition. Still, this scarcely takes away from the scholastic insight of the book; it remains an excellent, thoroughly well-researched study that is not to be ignored. University of Nottingham T. Remington HarknessA Phenomenology of Love and Hate. By Peter Hadreas. Pp. vi, 142, Ashgate: Aldershot, 2007, d50.00.

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The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This third volume explores German Idealism's impact on the literature, art and aesthetics of the last two centuries. Each essay focuses on the legacy of an idea or concept from the high point of German philosophy around 1800, tracing out its influence on the intervening period and its importance for contemporary discussions. As well as a broad geographical and historical range, including Greek tragedy, George Eliot, Thomas Mann and Samuel Beckett, and key musicians and artists such as Wagner, Andy Warhol and Frank Lloyd Wright, the volume's thematic focus is broad. Engaging closely with the key aesthetic texts of German Idealism, this collection uses examples from literature, music, art, architecture and museum studies to demonstrate Idealism's continuing influence.