Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy: Wisdom from Aang to Zuko

Tegan Ashton Cohan is a classically trained actress, physical comedienne, and entrepreneur. A Wellesley College alumna, she has studied with Shakespeare & Company, The National Theatre Institute, and The Meisner Center, among others.

Diontae Black is a young and upcoming talent. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a BA in music and a BFA in musical theater performance. In addition to performing in musicals, operas, and choral concerts, Diontae has a passion for playing video games and exploring the ever-growing world of voice-over.

William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's books include Little Siddhartha and God Is a Question, Not an Answer.

Helen De Cruz holds the Danforth Chair in the humanities and is a professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, Missouri. She has edited and coedited several works of public philosophy, including Philosophy Through Science Fiction Stories and Philosophy Illustrated.

Johan De Smedt is a research professor at Saint Louis University, Missouri, where he is coleading a project on oneness and interconnectedness. He is the author and editor (with Helen De Cruz) of The Challenge of Evolution to Religion, Empirically Engaged Evolutionary Ethics, and A Natural History of Natural Theology.