M. C. Dillon (1938-2005) was Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University. He was the author of "Merleau-Ponty's Ontology, Semiological Reductionism: A Critique of the Deconstructionist Movement in Philosophy", and "Beyond Romance". He served as the General Secretary of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle from 1985 to 2005.