About the editor: Dr. James McLachlan received his PhD from the University of Toronto. He is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Carolina University.
2002 0-7734-7025-5 This volume is a compilation of papers presented at the third biannual meeting of the International Forum on Persons held at Oriel College, Oxford in August of 1995. Propelling the origination of the organization was both the insight that persons are subject not only to political, economic, and technological dehumanization but also to deep misunderstanding and the conviction that focusing the bright light of dialectical critique on the topic could help overcome the ignorance among scholars.