Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz did his graduate work at Columbia University and is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Art, Augusta State University, Augusta GA.  He has published and lectured widely, throughout the United States and Europe, on art history and historiography, integral theory, Continental philosophy, critical theory, aesthetics, and contemplative studies.

 

Michael Schwartz did his graduate work at Columbia University and is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Art, Augusta State University, Augusta GA.  He has published and lectured widely, throughout the United States and Europe, on art history and historiography, integral theory, Continental philosophy, critical theory, aesthetics, and contemplative studies.

He is co-founder and co-executive director of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle, which among its illustrious Advisory Board are Ken Wilber and Genpo Roshi (Genpo gave the Big Mind transmission to this group of philosophers in 2007).  The CCPC also has a twice-yearly Journal and a quickly growing Book Series. 

Michael is also on the Board of Directors of The Forge Institute for Trans-Traditional Spirituality (www.theforge.org), serving as well as the Institute’s coordinator of Outreach Teachings.

A serious ILP explorer, having completed lineage training, he has begun teacher empowerment in the Tantra Heart School.

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