Anna Elisabetta Galeotti is Full Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli. Her research interests range from toleration, multiculturalism, equal respect, to deception and self-deception in politics. Among her English publications: Toleration as Recognition, Cambridge University Press 2002; “Relativism, Universalism, and Applied Ethics: The Case of Female Circumcision”, Constellations 2007; “Respect as Recognition” in The Plural States of Recognition (2010), “The place of conscientious objection in liberal democracy” in Diversity in Europe (2011), “Self-Deception: Intentional Plan or Mental Event?” Humana Mente, 2012, “Liars or Self-Deceived. Reflection on Political Deception” Political Studies 2014, “Autonomy and Cultural Practices: The Risk of Double Standards” European Journal of Political Theory, 2015, “The Range of Toleration: From Toleration as Recognition back to Disrespectful Tolerance” Philosophy and Social Criticism, 2015.