Description:Ruwen Ogien holds doctorates in both philosophy and social anthropology. He is a director of research in moral philosophy at the CNRS and sits on the editorial board of the review Raison Publique. His most recent works include Le corps et l’argent and La vie, la mort, l’etat: le débat bioéthique. Martin Thom was trained in social anthropology nd is a professional translator, editor, and writer. He published Republics, Nations and Tribes in 1995, and since then has written a number of essays relating to the Italian Risorgimento.