Roger T. Ames is a professor of Chinese philosophy at the University of Hawai'i. He is also editor of the journal "Philosophy East West." He is the author of several interpretive studies of classical Confucianism, including "Thinking Through Confucius" (with David L. Hall). His translation of "Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare" is recognized as a landmark of contemporary Chinese military and philosophical studies and his translation of "The Analects of""Confucius" (with Henry Rosemont, Jr.) has become a popular classroom text. David L. Hall was a professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. His early research on A. N. Whitehead and American philosophy led him to rethink our understanding of both Daoism and classical Greek philosophy, and resulted in the publication of "The Uncertain Phoenix" and "Eros""and Irony." In addition to the interpretive studies of classical Chinese philosophy, he continued to publish in American philosophy with "Richard Rorty: Prophet and Poet of the New Pragmatism." "From the Hardcover edition."