Dr. Daniel McInerny is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. He is author of BEAUTY & IMITATION: A PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION ON THE ARTS (Word on Fire Academic, 2024), and of the novel, THE GOOD DEATH OF KATE MONTCLAIR (Chrism Press, 2023). He is also the conductor of the Substack newsletter, THE COMIC MUSE, where he helps lovers of the arts achieve a philosophically rich understanding of artistic creativity and beauty.