Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York, where he served for nearly a decade as provost and vice president for academic affairs, then as acting president. He is the author of twenty books, including Fate, Logic, and Time; Religion Within Reason; and From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor. He has also edited fifty books, including Exploring Ethics, now in its sixth edition; Exploring Philosophy, now in its seventh edition; and Classics of Western Philosophy, now in its eighth edition.