Michael H. Mitias is a retired professor of philosophy at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He is interested in the philosophy of values and philosophical novel. In addition to many books he edited in aesthetics, ethics, and the philosophy of religion and numerous articles he published in scholarly journals, he wrote several books and philosophical novels. Some of his latest books are Friendship, Seeking God, Justice Under the Ax of the Absurd, Tears of Love, and The Philosopher and the Devil.