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I agree with Martin Cohen¡¯s comment in his review of David Edmonds¡¯ Would You Kill the Fat Man? that the author¡¯s claim for Ludwig Wittgenstein being ¡°the most influential philosopher in the Anglo-American world¡± is?an ¡°over-enthusiastic assessment¡± (Books, 14?November).

Indeed, I?would argue that Frank Ramsey is emerging from the shadows as a major philosopher who, unlike Wittgenstein, was not hostile to science and who, among other things, propounded a most influential theory of decision-making. Frank?Ramsey (1903-1930): A Sister¡¯s Memoir (2012) by Margaret Paul will hopefully raise his profile further.

R.?E. Rawles
Honorary research fellow in psychology
University College London