| William K. Frankena, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, has enriched philosophical discussions as the author of six books, including Ethics (1963), Some Beliefs About Justice (1966), and Thinking About Morality (1980), and as the Carus lecturer (1974), "Three Questions About Morality." He is the author of more than 100 articles, many of which have appeared in important edited collections. Goodpaster, one of his students, calls Frankena's work in the field of ethics "a model for philosophical methodology" since it combines historical sensitivity, analytical precision, and normative emphasis with a balanced "philosophical restraint.'' |
| William T. Blackstone, Jr., former Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia, is the author of The Problem of Religious Knowledge (Prentice-Hall, 1963), Francis Hutcheson and Contemporary Ethical Theory (University of Georgia Press, 1965), and Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Harper, 1973), and is editor or co-editor of seven books, including The Concept of Equality (1969), Meaning and Existence (1971), and Philosophy and Environmental Crisis (1974). He is also the author of more than sixty articles. His last writings deal most explicitly with the application of moral principles to such problems as discrimination, health care, environmental issues, and population growth. |
| Richard Wasserstrom, Professor of Philosophy and Chairman of the Philosophy Board at the University of California, Santa Cruz, holds degrees in both law and philosophy. He is the author of The Judicial Decision (1961), and, most recently, Philosophy and Social Issues, Five Studies (1980), and is editor of War and Morality (1970), Morality and The Law (1971), and Today's Moral Problems (1975). Having served as an attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, he can speak from first-hand acquaintance with racism and sexism. |
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