“We have already quoted Basil Willey on the difficulty—and the importance—of discovering the hidden and unstated assumptions of an author, to say nothing of our own. This goes for any book. It applies to works in philosophy with particular force. [How to Read a Book (1972), P. 280]” Reading PhilosophyHidden AssumptionsUnstated Assumptions Author:Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren