MARK ALFINO is an associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1989. His teaching and research interests
include philosophy of language, contemporary philosophy, and applied ethics.
He is a regular columnist for the Journal of Information Ethics and has written
on professional ethics, business ethics, and postmodernism.

JOHN S. CAPUTO is professor and chair of Communication Arts at Gonzaga
University in Spokane, Washington. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from
California State University, Long Beach, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in
Language and Communication from the Claremont Graduate School. Dr.
Caputo has published three books and numerous articles. He has also been
honored as a visiting scholar-in-residence at the University of Kent at
Canterbury, England.

PHILIP D. HOLLEY received his doctorate in sociology from Iowa State
University in 1982. He is professor of sociology and criminal justice at
Southwestern Oklahoma State University. In addition to teaching, he has served
as an expert witness in civil and criminal cases, most recently in a lesbian
mother-child custody case. His recent research has focused on incarcerated
women, "speak outs" in prison, prison "boot camps," and lesbianism.

THOMAS M. JEANNOT is an associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga
University. He received his Ph.D. from St. Louis University in 1992. His

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