David J. Uings has had a varied career including work for the Foreign Office Research Department, teaching and education administration, and designing and writing software. He also served on the management committee of a counselling charity and was a school governor for several years. An early onset of arthritis brought about some mobility problems and led to early retirement, aged sixty. Four years of study with the Open University followed, leading to a BA in English and Philosophy. The following four years were spent in post-graduate research in the Philosophy Department of Glasgow Universi...