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William P. Alston is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Syracuse University. His main work has been in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and philosophy of language. Among his recent books are Epistemic Justification (1989); Divine Nature and Human Language (1989); Perceiving God (1991); A Realist Conception of Truth (1996); and Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning (2000). Alfred J. Freddoso is John and Jean Oesterle Professor of Thomistic Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His most recent work focuses on the relation between faith and reason and on scholastic metaphysics. His books include translations, notes, and introductions to Luis de Molina, On Divine Foreknowledge: Part IV of “The Concordia” (1988); Francisco Suarez, On Efficient Causality: Metaphysical Disputations 17, 18, and 19 (1994); and Francisco Suarez, On Creation, Conservation, and Concurrence: Metaphysical Disputations 20–22 (2000). Philip Kitcher is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. His areas of specialization include philosophy of science, particularly philosophy of biology, and philosophy of mathematics. His recent books include The Advancement of Science (1993); In the Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities (1996); Science, Truth and Democracy (2001); and In Mendel's Mirror: Philosophical Reflections on Biology (2003). Brian Leftow ... log in or subscribe to read full text