Most inspiring and enlightening, the purport of this book can be carried into any field and used with great effect. As might be expected from a work by a leading academic, much of it simply flows 'in one ear and out the other', but there are so many gems of cogent contemporary coherence that the general impression gained will guarantee a repeated reading of this book. Aside from that, Prof. Minogue's key points about individualism and moral agency are made so clearly and strongly and with such r More...

Plodding, verbose, meandering. A case study in failing to distinguish the proximate genus. It's a great deal more indignation at finding the neighbor children on one's lawn than it is incisive commentary on the status quo in Western social and political culture. BOOOOOOOOOORING.