A Common Humanity

'an absorbing read from beginning to end, its discussions are memorable and in many places moving. A quite exceptional work.' - Tim Crane, University College London 'A wise and beautifully written book. It is a wonderful example of how philosophy can still speak without any condescension to the educated reader.' - Professor Simon Critchley, University of Essex 'A wonderful piece of writing. The disciplined individuality of Gaita's voice shows how a humanly serious practice of philosophy might make a decisive contribution to our public culture.' - Stephen Mulhall, New College Oxford 'Clear, passionate, subtle and profound.' - Christopher Cordner, University of Melbourne 'A book for anyone who is prepared to think seriously. It is also moving in a way that is rare in philosophy.' - Anthony Duff, University of Stirling 'Challenging and disturbing' - Sydney Herald 'An exploration of how people make moral and ethical judgments by a controversial Autralian moral philosopher. Raimond Gaita's insights are original and his prose is as eloquent as it is affecting.' - The Economist, Books of the Year, 2000- 'Gaita's genius... is his ability to weigh the soul on a scale, and to show how goodness and justice might yet prevail.' - The Scotsman-