Originally dating from 1994, 'Occasional Maxims' is composed of some 323 notational maxims of variable length and quality, most of which are nonetheless significantly more complex than anything previously attempted by John O'Loughlin, with subjects ranging, as usual, right across his philosophical spectrum, from science and politics to economics and religion. On the other hand, 'Maximum Occasions', comprised of over 170 maxims of which not a few are virtually essayistic in length, is in effect largely a refutation of its companion volume ... as we move from a philosophical bias to one that is effectively theosophical or, at any rate, less concerned with knowledge and more concerned with truth, and develop, in the process, an enhanced sense of logic which both contrasts with and complements a number of the earlier contentions.