Steven M. Cahn is professor of philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate centre. He is the author of ten books, including God, Reason, and Religion From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor and Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia (25th Anniversary Edition). He has edited or coedited some forty books, including Thinking about Logic: Classic Essays (Westview Press) Political Philosophy: The Essential Texts Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy The Affirmative Action Debate and Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education.Robert B. Talisse is professor of philosophy and chair of the philosophy department at Vanderbilt University. His books include Democracy and Moral Conflict Pragmatism: A Guide for the Perplexed A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy and Democracy after Liberalism. He has also coedited numerous volumes, including Thinking about Logic: Classic Essays (Westview Press) The Pragmatism Reader Political Problems and A Teacher's Life: Essays for Steven Cahn.