I have already welcomed in this space the new editors in chief of this journal, Julia Driver and Connie Rosati, who took up this role on July 1—a historic moment for this venerable old journal. Yet it falls to me also to write this farewell editorial, since the October issue goes to press in May. (In case you’re wondering, most of the time between the assembly of the final manuscripts and publication is occupied by a thorough copyediting at the Press, which has developed a custom manual that accommodates the quirks of contemporary philosophical writing, and by careful proofreading—two important parts of the effort that goes into creating a polished final product.) There is much about this journal, and being at the helm, that I will miss. I will feel the loss of the rare vantage point I’ve occupied, surveying the fields of ethics, social philosophy, and political philosophy, which derives from screening all of the journal’s submissions—about five thousand of them in my time as the editor. Dealing with the professional and friendly staff at the University of Chicago Press has always been a pleasure. In particular, I will look back fondly on my regular interactions with our easygoing yet exacting managing editor, Joseph Muszynski—who, like his predecessor, Catherine Galko Campbell, is totally on top of the job. To two book review editors—Mark C. Murphy in my first five-year term and Mark van Roojen in my second (and continuing, now, beyond that to allow a smooth transition)—I’m thankful not so much for interaction as for the lack thereof: each of them kept this part of the operation running smoothly with admirable self-sufficiency. Above all, I am sorry to give upmy regular association with the journal’s varied and talented group of associate editors, whose attention to their painstaking and often thankless tasks is extraordinary and whose insight and incisiveness have been inspiring to me. Now, as I depart the journal, I would like to offer an envoi on the devotion and diversity of our associate editors.

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社论：副主编的奉献和多样性

我已经在这个领域欢迎了该杂志的新主编 Julia Driver 和 Connie Rosati，他们于 7 月 1 日担任这一职务——对于这本古老的杂志来说，这是一个历史性的时刻。然而，我也有责任撰写这篇告别社论，因为 10 月刊将于 5 月出版。（如果你想知道，从汇编最终手稿到出版之间的大部分时间都被出版社彻底的抄袭所占据，该出版社开发了一本定制手册，适应当代哲学写作的怪癖，并通过仔细校对——创造一个完美的最终产品所付出的努力的两个重要部分。）关于这本杂志，我会想念很多关于这个杂志的东西，我会想念它的掌舵人。我会感到失去了我所占据的难得的制高点，审视伦理学、社会哲学、和政治哲学，它源于对所有期刊提交的筛选——在我担任编辑期间大约有 5000 份。与芝加哥大学出版社专业友好的工作人员打交道一直是一种乐趣。特别是，我会深情地回顾我与我们随和但严格的总编辑 Joseph Muszynski 的定期互动——他和他的前任 Catherine Galko Campbell 一样，完全掌握了工作。致两位书评编辑——我第一个五年任期的 Mark C. Murphy 和我第二个任期的 Mark van Roojen（现在还在继续，以实现平稳过渡）——我感谢的与其说是互动，不如说是感谢缺乏：他们每个人都以令人钦佩的自给自足保持了这部分业务的顺利运行。首先，我很遗憾放弃与该杂志多才多艺的副主编团队的定期联系，他们对他们辛苦而往往吃力不讨好的工作的关注是非凡的，他们的洞察力和敏锐的洞察力一直激励着我。现在，当我离开期刊时，我想对我们副主编的奉献精神和多样性表示敬意。