The virtue of these deceptively brief books is that they are the real thing
Evening Standard
The books should improve the cultural circulation of philosophy by their style as well as their substance
TES
A promising venture
The Times
If you want to acquire some first-hand experience of philosophy and democracy you would do well to read this welcome series
Times Higher Educational Supplement
One can stumble into philosophy in the course of any activity - reading novels, doing maths, bringing up children, fighting wars. Such an inclusive conception of philosophy lies behind this collection edited by Ray Monk and Frederic Raphael, who are both more than philosophers
New Statesman