Includes two pieces by Wisdom: 'What is there in horse racing?', a talk originally given on the Third Programme of the BBC and later published in The listener, 10 June 1954; 'Mr Köllerström's dream: enlightenment and happiness - a few remarks', taken from Wisdom's introduction to The actual and the real by Oscar Köllerström.
"The essays following the two pieces by John Wisdom ... were all written with him in mind and to be discussed at a conference honouring his work. This conference was held in August 1983 at Trinity College, Cambridge, of which Wisdom has been a fellow since 1935."--Introduction, p.1.
Philosophy and life : essays on John Wisdom. ISBN 9024729963. Published by Nijhoff in 1984. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.