I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where I was educated by the Franciscans at Saint Francis Prep. After a tour in the U.S. Navy, I attended Brooklyn College, where I studied Political Science and Philosophy. I then choose the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research for my Masters and Ph.D. . My work has focused on Phenomenology old and new. My dissertation was about the connection philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre develops between the idea of intentionality and the experience of alienation. This represents a continuity in Sartre’s philosophy between his early and late works. Much of my scholarship focuses on liberation and …
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where I was educated by the Franciscans at Saint Francis Prep. After a tour in the U.S. Navy, I attended Brooklyn College, where I studied Political Science and Philosophy. I then choose the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research for my Masters and Ph.D. . My work has focused on Phenomenology old and new. My dissertation was about the connection philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre develops between the idea of intentionality and the experience of alienation. This represents a continuity in Sartre’s philosophy between his early and late works. Much of my scholarship focuses on liberation and what it stands over and against—alienation. The other area that has remained of great interest to me is Metaphysics, and in particular the question of the existence of God. In terms of my teaching, I was fortunate to serve as Associate Professor of Politics at Manhattanville College for several years. While there I was able to direct the Manhattanville Honors Program and participate in the Seeds of Peace program. During summers I taught at the University of New England and then part-time for both the Political Science and the Philosophy departments. In 2017 I began teaching for the University of Connecticut first as adjunct and then as Visiting Associate Professor. At Uconn I have been able to refine my approach to teaching which involves discussions of ethical and political issues and examining the deeper philosophical problems that often inform contemporary debates.
