... Atwell does deal with familiar topics inmuch of his work but does so in away that is fresh and penetrating as well as remarkably clear. ... in everychapter ... » 

... Atwell does deal with familiar topics inmuch of his work but does so in away that is fresh and penetrating as well as remarkably clear. ... in everychapter topics are treated in a way which admirably combines carefulscholarship with a sense of what is philosophically important. ... As a work ofa scholarship it seems to me to compare favourably with the best books on thesubject including those by Marcus Singer and Onora Nell. Prof. W.H. WalshOxford UK «