The authors of this collection of 25 interviews with leading philosophers contend that "the spirit of philosophy is at its most apparent in conversation". These condensed transcripts began life as a series of audio podcasts for the authors' website. They are admirably wide-ranging. Simon Blackburn makes a powerful case against moral relativism; Anne Phillips argues for a "multiculturalism without culture" (ie without cultural stereotypes); Don Cupitt explains his non-realist view of God ("God doesn't exist apart from our faith in him"); John Cottingham tackles a subject most philosophers ignore: the meaning of life ("the first step towards meaningfulness is humility  acknowledging the fact of our dependency"); and AW Moore brilliantly explains the biggest concept of all  infinity, and suggests our fascination with it stems from our need to answer the ancient question: "How do we fit in?" Some of these bite-sized discussions are too brief to do justice to the topics, but this is an excellent sampler of key philosophical issues: succinct and enlightening.