[ Cricket Versus Republicanism and Other Essays by David Stove (Quakers Hill Press. 2013; 166 pp.)] The Australian philosopher David Stove, who lived from 1927 to 1994, was the most politically incorrect and also the funniest philosopher I have ever read. He was a master of annihilating criticism who could dismantle an argument by making you laugh at its absurdity. Cricket Versus Republicanism is a collection of short essays and reviews by him, edited by his close friend and student the philosopher James Franklin, and by his son R.J. Stove. In this week’s column, I’m going to give some