ɪnðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz bˈʊk ɹᵻvjˈuː, ænˈɛt smˈɪθ ænd dˈeɪvɪd smˈɪθ dᵻmˈɜːd: "ðɪs lˈɔŋ ænd skɹˈuːpjʊləs stˈʌdi əvə mˈæn hˌuː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst pɹəfˈaʊnd ænd pɹɑːfˈɛɾɪk θˈɪŋkɚz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm ɪz, ɐlˈæs, skɹˈuːpjʊləs tə ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv bˈoːɹdəm
In the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Annette Smith and David Smith demurred: "This long and scrupulous study of a man who was one of the most profound and prophetic thinkers of his time is, alas, scrupulous to the point of boredom