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Philosophy/Education

  • The University of Virginia, 1965 - 81
    "Philosophy" succinctly sums up my education - reading then teaching philosophy at The University of Virginia for 15 years! I majored first in Government, then Economics, then Eastern Religions, finishing with Philosophy, taking my B.A. in 1969. Then I traveled around the U.S. for a year, returning to UVA for another ten years of grad school. No degree for that last ten years - about that I'm philosophical - though it did allow a serious journey through the history of ethics, psychology, and literature. I couldn't get enough of it! All the while endlessly toiling on my unfinished doctoral dissertation, titled "Character, Choice, and Change." I taught Morals and Politics as a Teaching Assistant, and for two glorious semesters, had full responsibility for the undergraduate Aesthetics course. I still read widely today (see Reading List), happily returning to favorites such as William and Henry James.

Other:

  • New England Ethics Forum (1997 - present) founding member
  • National Training Labs, Integrating Training & Consultation,
    Summer session, 1985. From founder Ron Lippett, I learned approaches to organization and community development which have grown with me ever since. (See Reading List.)
  • Improvisation Inc., San Francisco (Fall, 1976)
  • Woodstock Music and Art Fair: An Aquarian Exposition (Summer, 1969)

Reading List