I dont know what to say...I am in awe.This book is one of the best books I've ever read...no it's not, it's the BEST book I've ever read. That's all I can say because I'm so taken back by the contents of the magnificent book!

This book was my introduction to moral philosophy. I was referred to it by the BBC program "Men of Ideas", a monumentally valuable series of thirteen television programmes for the tyro in philosophy.

As an introduction to clear thinking about moral philosophy I found the book immensely valuable. It clarified my ideas and gave me a basis for discussion that has served me well in more than twenty years of subsequent thinking and argument.

The writing is clear, unpretentious and fairly pleasant, with pedantry showing rather in the precision of phraseology than in academic bombast.

I recommend the book as a fairly painless introduction to the basic ideas and techniques of thinking and talking about moral philosophy.