Congratulations to David Christensen, William Herbert Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy and Director of Undergraduate Studies, on the publication of his book Judging One's Own Case: Rational Implications of Self-Awareness by Oxford University Press. Throughout this work David explores how rational belief is affected by self-awareness. He asserts that we are fallible thinkers, prone to bias, fatigue, intoxication, and random errors of thought and that when a person receives evidence that their thinking on some topic may be compromised, it seems that this should be taken into account. But doing so requires being the judge in their own case-judging their thinking from a perspective that includes that very thinking. In this book David develops a model for dealing with this predicament, and argues that this model has surprising implications for understanding the principles governing rational belief.

Congratulations to Charles Larmore, W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, on the publication of his book La réalité du bien by the Editions Hermann. Throughout this work, Charles sheds new light on the fundamental concepts that guide us through life. He does not claim to offer a universal recipe for a fulfilling life, but rather shows how each individual, in their uniqueness, can conceive of the conditions for their own flourishing. He thus invites us to consider the reality of good without denying its plurality.