"All m​y idols have feet of clay"

David Sprintzen is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Long Island University. 

I served as Chairperson of the Philosophy Department at LIU/Post, and as 

Vice-Chairperson of the College’s Faculty Council and Vice-President of the University Faculty Senate. 

I co-founded the Institute for Sustainable Development at Long Island University 

and served as its Co-Director for seven years. 

I have authored four books: 

Camus: A Critical Examination, 

Sartre and Camus: An Historic Confrontation, 

The Drama of Thought: an inquiry into the place of philosophy in human experience, and, most recently, 

Critique of Western Philosophy and Social Theory.    

I am also a founder, and for the first 20 years of its history, Co-Chair of the Long Island Progressive Coalition. 

In addition, I was the founder and for 20 years the Executive Director of the Research and Education Project of Long Island. 

I am currently a member of the Executive Committee of Long Island Jobs With Justice, which I helped found in 2003. 

I have been a member of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island since 1981, having served on its board for many years. 

I served on New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s Shoreham Commission. 

Among numerous honors and awards, I have received awards from Vision Long Island and from Sustainable Long Island 

aa a founder of the movement for sustainability on Long Island, 

and the Social Justice Leadership Award from the Ethical Humanist Society. 

I have written many theoretical and practical articles as well as scholarly and popular presentations. 

I continue to teach in the Hutton House Lecture Series at LIU/Post, and at diverse public venues. 

An up to date listing of these presentations can be found at my Blog: dsprintz.wordpress.com.  

I may be reached by mail at dsprintz@me.com