Before his death in 2003, Bernard Williams planned to publish a collection of historical essays, focusing primarily on the ancient world. This posthumous volume... » 

Before his death in 2003, Bernard Williams planned to publish a collection of historical essays, focusing primarily on the ancient world. This posthumous volume, one of the three collections of essays, brings together a selection. The subjects range from the sixth century BC to the twentieth AD, and from Homer to Wittgenstein. «