Editor in Chief: Thomas Lombardo, ‘17 
Managing Editors: Peter Klapes ‘19, Jordan Pino ‘17
Senior Editors: Myles Casey ‘17, Laura McLaughlin ‘17, Jianing Wu ‘17
General Editors: Bernadette Darcy ‘19, Jen Howard ‘19, Gregory Kacergis ‘19, Alex Kerker ‘18
Layout Design Editor: Courtney Timmins ‘17
Faculty Advisor: Ronald Tacelli, S.J.

The editors of Dianoia would like to express their gratitude to the following individuals  
for their generous support:

Eileen Sweeney, Department of Philosophy 
Ronald Tacelli, S.J., Department of Philosophy

Cover designs courtesy of Courtney Timmins.

All rights reserved. 

Featuring: 
(Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY) 
Solis, Virgil. Philosophy Enthroned. Mid-16th century. 
Kandinsky, Vasily. Rain Landscape. 1911.
Kandinsky, Vasily. Four Parts. 1932.

The materials herein represent the personal opinions of the individual authors and do not necessarily 
represent the views of Dianoia or Boston College.

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interested in joining next year’s staff, please contact the Journal at dianoia@bc.edu.

Dianoia
The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Boston College 
Spring 2017 Issue IV
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