Max Malikow is on the faculty of the Renee Crown Honors Program of Syracuse University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at LeMoyne College. He earned his M.A. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Th.D. from Boston University. His other books include Being Human: Philosophical Reflections on Psychological Issues, Philosophy 101: A Primer for the Apathetic or Struggling Student, Philosophy Reader: Essays and Articles for Thought and Discussion, Profiles in Character, and Suicidal Thoughts: Essays on Self-Determined Death. He is a practicing psychotherapist in Syracuse, New York.