Michael H. Mitias is a retired professor of philosophy. He taught at Millsaps College from 1967 to 1999. His main interest is theory of values. He has participated in many national and international conferences devoted to aesthetics, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. In addition to numerous articles and several books he edited, he is the author of the following books: The Moral Foundation of the State in Hegel’s Philosophy of Right; What Makes an Experience Aesthetic?; Love Letters, My Father the Immigrant; Justice Under the Ax of the Absurd; Tears of Love; The Philosopher and the Devil; The Philosopher converses with God; and The Transformative Power of Love.