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Essays and Reviews

Essays and Reviews

1959–2002

by Bernard Williams

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appears in Modern Philosophy.

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This is a conversational, essayistic book that stitches together life-lessons, anecdotes, and historical detail around a Renaissance-minded writer’s questions about how to live. It works best as bedside reading: short passages that provoke reflection rather than deliver checklists. what works best is its tone — an intimate, chatty narrator who turns old texts into modern questions. Its chief limitation is repetition and occasional meandering: readers who prefer tight argument or clear takeaways may find several passages indulgent or impressionistic.

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