277 Croatian Journal of Philosophy Vol. XIV, No. 41, 2014 Book Reviews Søren Overgaard, Paul Gilbert, Stephen Burwood, An Introduction to Metaphilosophy, Cambridge University Press 2013, p. 245 Sooner or later every philosopher comes up against a demand to explain what philosophy is, to justify its value, as well as time, money and energy spent on doing philosophy, and, sometimes, the joy and excitement that philosophy brings. And sometimes at least, this is not an easy task, par- ticularly if the prosecutor is someone outside the field who does not see the point of raising questions such as ‘does Amanda know that the president is in New York only on the basis of her clairvoyant ability’ or contemplating scenarios such as coin-counting Gettier cases. At one point or another, we all had to try hard to come up with a defence of the utility and significance of philosophy, particularly when compared to achievements made in sci- ence. An Introduction to Metaphilosophy, a book in the Cambridge Intro- ductions to Philosophy series, might not offer readymade answers to this kind of questions, but it will, at least, give us a framework within which to search for them. The authors of this fascinating and thought-provoking book have done an impressive job in systematizing different views on philosophy, its top- ics and methods, gathering a vast array of greatest philosophers (classical and contemporary) and their attitudes on what philosophy is (not) and/or should (not) be. Whether or not such an enterprise itself is needed is an ad- ditional philosophical matter, one that—the authors set out to assure us—is in itself an important, though neglected, philosophical question. Therefore, they claim, metaphilosophy—or, philosophy of philosophy—is, and should be, just as important philosophical discipline as epistemology or ethics, the exclusion of which from philosophical enquiries would render philosophy and its contribution to human understanding radically incomplete. Throughout the book, inquiry into the nature of philosophy is taken from descriptive perspective (what philosophy in fact is) and from pre- scriptive perspective (what philosophy ought to be). At the most general level, analysing the nature of philosophy is carried out by asking whether philosophy is (or should be) understood as part of sciences or of humani- ties. Though no one disputes the dedicated philosophical pursuit of truth, knowledge, wisdom and understanding of man, world, and general make up of our experience in the world, it is extremely unclear what is distinctive of this philosophical pursuit. The authors examine different accounts (phi-