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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy, 1962, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo. Dissertation: "Logic and Social Doctrine: Dewey's Methodological Approach to Social Philosophy"

  • Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Long Island University, 1992-present
  • Six International Summer Schools of Applied Aesthetics: Lahti, Finland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Newport, R.I.; Uppsala, Sweden., Siikaniemi, Finland 1995-2002
  • University of Louisville: Bingham Professor of Humanities, Spring 1994
  • Sarah Lawrence College: Social Science Faculty, 1966-1968

    • Some Professional Activities
  • Founding Editor, Contemporary Aesthetics, an on-line journal of aesthetics, 2003-2017
  • President, International Association for Aesthetics, 1995-1998
  • Secretary-General, International Association for Aesthetics, 1987-1995. Executive Committee, 1984- 2001
  • Director, International Summer Schools of Applied Aesthetics in 2002, 1997, 1996, and 1995
  • Secretary-Treasurer, American Society for Aesthetics, 1978-1988

    • Honors
  • Poeisis Prize, inaugural award and lecture, International Urban Design Congress, Theme: Beauty and the Built Landscape. "Environment as a Relational Complex," Viterbo, Italy. June 21, 2025.
  • Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, 2011
  • Honorary Guest Professor, Wuhan University, P.R. China, 2004-2007
  • Honorary Life Member, International Association for Aesthetics, 2002
  • Membre du Comité d'Honneur de la Société française d'Esthétique, 2000
  • Honorary Member, Sydney Society for Literature and Aesthetics, 1999
  • Honorary Member, Finnish Society of Aesthetics, 1997
  • President, International Association for Aesthetics, 1995-1998
  • University of Louisville: Visiting Bingham Professor of Humanities, Spring 1994.
  • The 1992 Long Island University Trustees Award for Scholarly Achievement for Art and Engagement





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