2006-11-26 Not philosophy by numbers

I agree with those reviews below which have stated that this book is opinionated. However, I don't think that it hamstrings the arguments contained within as much as some reviewers seem to believe; whilst I am a philosophy student, I haven't been recommended this book, and wish I had been, as it is an excellent overview (not at all exhaustive though, as Williams himself admits within) of some arguments against current 'trendy' philosophical ideas, e.g. relativism. If some readers found his style obtuse, then I might suggest that they re-read this text, as I found it pretty clear. The title is misleading; not an introduction, but rather a look at some areas which are easily missed. Highly recommended, however.