Kenneth Seeskin is Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization Emeritus, and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Northwestern University. Over his more than forty years at Northwestern, he served as chair of the Philosophy Department and the Religious Studies Department. He has published numerous books and articles on Maimonides and Jewish thought through the ages. He won the Koret Jewish Book Award in 2001 and the National Jewish Book Award in 2010. His two most recent books are Thinking about the Torah: A Philosopher Reads the Bible and Thinking about the Prophets.