About

My academic, personal, and professional paths have been shaped by a lifelong interest in the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and a number of other disciplines with a focus on human freedom. I hold a Doctor of Education (1963) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where I studied philosophy, linguistics, and social relations; and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology  (1974) from New York University, where I focused on game and decision-making theories in the context of human freedom in psychotherapy. I spent 12 years teaching philosophy at the State University of New York, resigning from a tenured professorship to pursue my Ph.D. Since then, I’ve maintained a private psychotherapy practice in my home of Cambridge, MA for over 50 years.

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My path has also been shaped by a wide range of lived experiences. I received a Rockefeller Brothers Theological School Fellowship at Yale Divinity School; spent 24 years teaching music therapists at Berklee College of Music; served as a legal officer in the Marine Corps, where I earned my pilot’s license; worked as an organizational consultant; and created a 501(c)(3) Institute of Media Research dedicated to studying the physiological effects of digital media. For several years, I also founded a vegetarian commune in Bar Harbor, Maine, built around the Sunflour Bakery. Each of these chapters in my life have added depth to my understanding of who we are as humans and the nature of the forces driving these connections in modern life.

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Outside of my professional work, I’m a musician and devoted father of four. Music is an important part of how I understand and process the world, and my children have provided a significant part of my education as a more complete person, opening my heart and mind. Spending time in nature is central to my life, as well as protecting the rights of animals. My book, the Digital Revolution, has grown out of my concern for  the effects of our digital world on our very humanness.