Bill E. Lawson is Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. His area of research is African-American Social and Political Philosophy and the theory of social contract. He has published numerous articles as well as two books, "The Underclass Question," an anthology of writings by African-American philosophers on the issue of the "urban underclass," and "Between Slavery and Freedom" (with Howard McGary), an examination of ethical issues in the American slavery experience.
Frank M. Kirkland is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and at the Graduate Centre, both of th...