Eric v.d. Luft (B.A., philosophy and religion, Bowdoin, 1974; Ph.D., philosophy, Bryn Mawr, 1985) taught at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Upstate Medical University, and the College of Saint Rose; and wrote, edited, or translated over 700 publications in philosophy, religion, librarianship, history, medicine, politics, humor, popular culture, and nineteenth-century studies.