Raymond Dacey is a Professor of Business and Statistics, and an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Idaho. He has been on the faculties of the Universities of Iowa and Oklahoma. He holds a BS in Mathematics from the Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD in Economics and Management Science from Purdue University. His research and publications are in the areas of General Decision Theory, International Political Economy, and the Philosophy of Science. He teaches in the areas of International Business and Finance, General Decision Theory, and Statistics. He has served as a Councilor of the Scientific Study of International Processes section of the International Studies Association (1995-1998), as a Councilor of the Peace Science Society (1991-1995), and is an Associate Editor of Conflict Management and Peace Science and a member of the editorial board of Synthese.