Tone and style of narrative

As an analytic philosopher, Hart sees the job of the philosopher not as writing in a flowery fashion, moving his reader on a deep emotional level, or engaging in fierce forms of emotional expression of any kind. The analytic philosopher prizes writing in a clear, concise, impartial and focused manner, attacking the particular philosophical issue at hand with surgical precision. The tone reflects this method. Hart is not particularly dry, and he addresses a host of interesting problems and gives impressive and fascinating answers to these questions. But the text is devoid of any tone but that of an author concerned to shed as much light on his subject matter as possible.