This is the fourth volume in a unique series that combines the work of promising undergraduate and graduate students with essays by distinquished scholars.  These essays are selections from the 4th Annual North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference help at Kennesaw State University and represent some of its best papers.

This volume also includes and essay from keynote lecturer, David Krell of DePaul University, entitled Where's Walden? Conversations with Henry David Thoreau and Marlonbrando.  This work reveals an intimate portrait of its author and leads readers through important philosophical investigations of the heart.  Questions about life, love, and laughter arise naturally as if in conversation with an old friend long unseen, but not forgotten.

Alongside this playful discussion are essays that challenge readers and stir up new ideas.  Each paper represents the best from a unique gathering of intellectuals from a variety of disciplines.  Topics vary widely, but they come together not as individual mechanism in a collection of work but as one harmonious conversation about youthful hopes and concerns.