Sofia Philosophical Review Alexander L. Gungov, Sofia University, Editor Peter S. Borkowski, American University in Cairo, Associate Editor Karim Mamdani, Toronto, Canada Book Review Editor Kristina Stöckl, University of Rome Tor Vergata, International Editor Vol. V, No. 1 Special Issue Beckett/Philosophy 2011 Editors in charge of the special issue: Matthew Feldman, University of Northampton, Guest Editor Karim Mamdani Academic Community in Civil Society This special issue on Beckett/Philosophy is printed with the kind support of the Embassy of Ireland in Sofia. The Sofia Philosophical Review is especially grate- ful to H.E. Mr. John Rowan for his constant encouragement of this project. Sofia Philosophical Review is a peer reviewed journal indexed by The Philoso- pher’s Index and The MLA International Bibliography. Sofia Philosophical Review accepts papers in the fields of Social, Political, and Moral Philosophy from a Continental Perspective; Continental Philosophy in general; and Philosophy of Medicine. Please send a hard copy of the manu- scripts accompanied by an electronic version of the same to: Editor, Sofia Philosophical Review Faculty of Philosophy Sofia University 15 Tsar Osvobodoitel Blvd. Sofia 1504 BULGARIA E-mail:
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