I praise Iyer first and foremost for his clarity of style, which does not come at the expense of intellectual interest or depth. In this book Iyer moves effortlessly between Kant, Heidegger, Husserl, and Foucault in a way that is elucidating and purposeful.

Stephen Mendelsohn, Boston College, USA, Research in Phenomenology

Epistemology as traditionally conceived seeks to determine the nature of knowledge and justification. Its point of departure is Plato's critique of the relativism of Protagoras, who according to Plato erred by accepting Heraclitus' construal of being as becoming. Truth, knowledge, and justification must be grounded in timeless entities of some sort. Arun Iyer shows how Heidegger and Foucault reverse this Platonic argument. For them, truth, knowledge, and justification are irreducibly historical. Iyer's elaboration of their views is subtle, original, and thought-provoking.

Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, USA