Where to begin. On 2nd thought why bother?
I got as far as the mention of Toohey’s childhood acquaintances before giving up on this review. And going that far was an ill-conceived act of altruism.
I should have know from the first sentence:
My copy of The Concept of Benevolence by T. A. Roberts, in the series New Studies in Practical Philosophy, was deaccessioned from a university library.Deaccessioned? Now there's a word in everyone's vocabulary that will bring immediate clarity to the mind.