About the Author

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Steven M. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he served for nearly a decade as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, then as Acting President. Among the nineteen books he has authored are Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, 25tth Anniversary Edition; From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor; Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies; and Navigating Academic Life: How the System Works. He has edited forty-eight books, including Classics of Western Philosophy, Eighth Edition; Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education, Second Edition; The Affirmative Action Debate, Second Edition; Philosophy of Education: The Essential Texts; and Exploring Ethics: An Introductory Anthology, Fifth Edition.