I've been prompted to write this review as the only other review at the moment awards the book 1 star, and for a grossly unfair reason. While the book is probably not ideal for a complete beginner to the area, the synposis in the 'product description' in no way advertises it as such. Furthermore, Clark writes with a fantastic level of clarity, littering his prose with examples, explanations, footnotes for further exploration, and diagrams where appropriate - something I find lacking in some similar books. Having read only this book in depth, I can't comment on whether another of his books might be better suited to an introductory text, but I can certainly say that with the prerequisite time and patience required for reading any good philosophy/psychology/cognitive science book, this book will provide an interesting and clear insight into the area via a well written and structured text.