Philosopher Jon Stewart identifies Barrett as one of many writers who have presented a caricature of Hegel, deeming Barrett guilty of misrepresenting Hegel as a "cosmic rationalist" who, like Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and some romantics, believed in a metaphysical world soul.
Philosopher Jon Stewart identifies Barrett as one of many writers who have presented a caricature of Hegel and propagated myths about him. Stewart deems Barrett guilty of misrepresenting Hegel as a "cosmic rationalist" who, like Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and some romantics, believed in a metaphysical world soul.