Letter from the Editors

Here, in our third volume of Anamnesis, we faced the challenge of continuing a journal that was envisioned by founders who have since graduated. Their mission was to create a rigorous, lively and accessible undergraduate philosophy journal, and we believe we have honored this in the most recent volume. Hefty thinking took place, and in many places. From the Continental camp, we have an account of Giorgio Agamben's politics and an Arendtian interpretation of justice in Plato's Republic. On the Analytic side we present a discussion of identity. We conclude with an interview about whiteness in the United States with philosopher Linda Martín Alcoff. As this publication grows, we hope it will continue to attract students who are pulled by life's most mysterious questions.

This volume witnesses the departure of former Editors-in- Chief Nathan Davis, Corey Baron, Tess Gruenberg, and Tom Roberts. We received the valuable help of 16 students who contributed to the journal by reading, selecting, and editing our submissions as part of the Editorial Review Board.

The journal received 47 submissions from undergraduate programs across the country—twice as many submissions as we had last year. We engaged in a three-round blind review, the first stage of which guaranteed that every essay was read and critiqued at least twice. This process yielded three published es- says, and we wish we could have published more. Thank you to everyone who submitted, and to those who helped us through the production process. We look forward to seeing where Anamnesis goes in the future.

This year, the new editorial board wanted to further engage students, especially non-philosophy majors, in philosophical discussion. To this end, we inaugurated an open group that meets twice a month to discuss relevant philosophical topics. Students from various disciplines have come to discuss issues ranging from the ethics of technology to the political value of lies.

We hope you enjoy.

- Will Schneiger, Cameron Pattison, Mira Fisher, and Ethan Cutler