作者: Gary Backhaus

Gary Backhaus received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the American University and he is a Visiting Professor at Loyola College in Maryland. He has co-edited over ten volumes, most recently: Symbolic Landscapes; Colonial and Global Interfacings: Imperial Hegemonies and Democratizing Resistances; The Illuminating Traveler: Expressions of the Ineffability of the Sublime. Many of his articles can be found in Human Studies and Analecta Husserliana. He is a phenomenologist that works in the fields of the human and social sciences, humanities, and fine arts. He has a special interest in geographical themes and along with Robert Mugerauer is the series editor for Toposophia: Sustainability, Dwelling, Design. John Murungi received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Maryland. He is Chairperson for the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University. He is a co-organizer of the annual conferences and co-founder for the International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place. This is the eighth volume that he has co-edited with Gary Backhaus. His other publications concern hermeneutics and the phenomenology of African experience.