PAUL RICOEUR (1913-2005) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at the University of Paris X, Nanterre. One of the foremost contemporary French philosophers, his work is particularly concerned with symbolism, the creation of meaning and the interpretation of texts.

DON IHDE is distinguished professor of philosophy at Stony Brook University. He is the author of numerous books, including Postphenomenology: Essays in the Postmodern Context (Northwestern University Press).

BERNARD P. DAUENHAUER is professor emiritus of philosophy at the University of Georgia. Among his several books are The Politics of Hope and Silence, the Phenomenon and Its Ontological Significance.