Bernard Williams was one of the most important philosophers of the past fifty years, but he was also a distinguished critic and essayist with an elegant style and a rare ability to communicate complex ideas to a wide public. This is the first collection of Williams's popular essays and reviews. Williams writes about a broad range of subjects, from "The writing is lively and clear, the thought unfailingly charitable and insightful, and the form and substance of the essays are proof that Bernard Williams was one of the most important philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. . . . Throughout these essays and interventions Williams proves himself the philosopher every philosopher should aspire to be."---Jeff Noonan, European Legacy