Editing “Philosophers in Conversation”

By Phin Upham
Harvard University publishes an annual journal called the Harvard Review of Philosophy. While an undergraduate student and philosophy major at Harvard, I had the opportunity to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the journal from 1998 to 2000. During my tenure, I edited a book that brought together some of the brightest minds in contemporary philosophy: “Philosophers in Conversation: Interviews from the Harvard Review of Philosophy.” It is a must-read volume of thirteen conversational-style interviews with some of the most valuable and studied thinkers of the twentieth century, including Henry Alison, Stanley Cavell, Alan Dershowitz, Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., Alexander Nehemas, Hilary Putnam, W.V. Quine, and John Rawls. What are the philosophers of today talking about?