History and Rationale History: In November of 2006 the Executive Board of the Society agreed and voted unanimously through shared email communication with Alex Makedon to institute a Newsletter, The Roundtable, in which to publish: (a) papers presented during the annual SPSE sessions at the American Philosophical Association-Central Division conferences; and (b) news items of interest to the membership. The Editor: The Executive Board asked Alex Makedon to  serve as editor-in-chief for a two year term (2006-08). Alex asked, in turn, Professors Allan Johnston and Guillemette Johnston to serve as members of the first editorial board. Both graciously accepted. Editorial Board: The editor of The Roundtable is a member of the Officers Board of the Society, elected to a two year term. The editor is designated as "editor in chief" with the authority to select his or her own editorial board. Editorial Review Process: The editorial review process is intended mainly to assist authors with editorial help, so authors can better express their ideas the way they want to express them, not how we would have liked them to, albeit always within the parameters of acceptable or "grammatically" and orthographically "correct," exchange. In light of its self-described assistive role, the editorial board works patiently and sensitively with each author in making recommendations for revision, or to assist him or her in completing all such revisions prior to publication. Rationale: The reasons originally for establishing The Roundtable were, firstly, to "capture" papers presented at the SPSE APA-Central sessions, thus allowing our annual APA presenters an outlet for publishing their thoughts. And secondly, to allow for a formal means of exchanging information of interest to the membership, such as, recent publications, academic appointments, available job openings or grants, and the like. Nature of The Roundtable: No description would be complete in philosophical circles without mentioning the "nature" of what is being described. The Roundtable is an e-publication that can be edited, revised, or otherwise altered at any time, in "real time," without the traditional wait-time or expenses associated with a paper-based publication. It was originally envisioned by Alex as a non-traditional publication that could take the form, in  his words, "more of an intelligent dinner conversation, than formalized journal submission." Some of the greatest and most innovative ideas occur when scholarship is balanced against informal and "playful" exchange. The peer review process that contributors go through is intended to assist them to submit the best possible paper, while providing those who come in contact with such ideas, including our readers and the editorial board itself, with an additional opportunity to rethink our thoughts, and further sharpen our arguments.