"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 from 1997-2004. 

I have authored five 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, 

Critique of Western Philosophy and Social Theory,  and, most recently, 

Human Emergence and Our Place in the Natural World.      

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

In addition, I was also the founder and for its first 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 represent the Ethical Society at the NYS Community Equity Agenda, 

where I have served since 2017, and continue to serve on its Steering Committee. 

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 

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

as well as 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