Public Goods Private Goods is philosophically interesting remarkablysubtle and analytically acute. Moreover its conclusions are compellinglyargued and important... » 

Public Goods Private Goods is philosophically interesting remarkablysubtle and analytically acute. Moreover its conclusions are compellinglyargued and important.Daniel Brudney University of Chicago The fund ofinformation Geuss brings into his discussion of the ancients and the verve andcharm with which it is all presented make the central chapters of this bookparticularly engaging. The section on Diogenes the Cynic is very interestingthe presentation is lively and vigorous and what Geuss has to say will be newsfor an Englishspeaking audience. Much the same is true with the section onCaesar. And the account of Augustines search for himself is again strikingand full of interest.John M. Cooper Princeton University «