我在以前的版本中感谢过的许多人继续为这本书贡献着有益的想法。不过，我必须对詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学理查德德·韦斯特（RichardWest）单独致敬，他在这本书的改进过程中持续做出最有价值的贡献。他是一位具有人文精神的学者，一个真正的朋友，他在智力和情感上的支持令我感激万分。

    还有一些学者为这一版本和早先的版本提供了有价值的反馈。他们包括:Wayz,AmeriRiverCollege;ChristopherBauer,UyofNeshire;LudyBenjamin,TexasA&MUy;AngelaM.Birkhead-Flight,Uyofati;VirginiaBlankenship,UyofNorthernArizona;EdwardC.g,Northeruiversity;MichaelChobaVirginiaWesleyity;GeeHeise,IndianaUy;AlbertHeldt,GrandRapidsJuniorCollege;DoriHendersoropolitanStateUy;GeeHoward,UyofNotreDame;BarryKendall;BernieKoenig,FanshaweCollege;VictorKoop,GoshenCollege;p.A.Lamal,UyofNorthCarolina,Charlotte;StephenLouisell,KalamazoounityCollege;MargaretMatlia,SUNY-Geneseo;DouglasMook,Uyinia;TimothyMoore,YorkUy;EdwardMorris,UyofKansas;JosephE.Morrow,CaliforniaStateUyatSacramento;MichaelO'Boyle,IowaStateUy;BlainePeden,UyofWissin,EauClaire;JohnF.Pfister,DartmouthCollege;SamRakover,UyofHaifa;RichardRedding,HahnemanUy;

    MichaelRoss,UyofWaterloo;JohnRuscio,ElizabethtownCollege;WalterSa,GrandValleyStateUy;AllenSalo,UyofMaiPresqueIsle;FrankSchieber,UyofSouthDakota;MarjorieSemoniiversityofMia;DavidShare,UyofHaifa;JeffreySherman,NorthwesternUy;LindaSiegel,UyofBritishbia;NormanSilverman,UyofIllinois,Chicago;FrankSmoll,UyofWashington;PaulSolomon,WilliamsCollege;MikeStadler,UyofMissouri;MaggieToplak,YorkUy;LarryVandervert,SpokaneFallsunityCollege;JohnVokey,UyofLethbridge;CarolWade,CollegeofMarin;MartyWall,UyofToronto;BarbaraWanchisen,Baldwin-WallaceCollege;ToniG.Wegner,Uyinia;EdwardWisniewski,Northw