Luminary: Stephen Post
Stephen G. Post is Professor of Bioethics, Philosophy and Religion in the School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, where he has served since 1988. He is recognized internationally for his work on the unselfish compassionate love at the interface of science, ethics, religious thought, and behavioral medicine. In addition, he is a recognized expert on the spiritual and ethical aspects of caring for persons with dementia.
Post began writing on the subject of altruism and the spirituality of love at the age of 16, for which he received honors at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. His college focus on the evolution of altruism led to a research assistantship at Cornel Medical School, focusing on the endocrinology of altruism. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Divinity School (1983), where he received a "distinction" for his dissertation on love and human fulfillment, was elected a University Fellow, and taught in the Pritzker School of Medicine. He has continued to focus on the theme of altruism and love over the entire course of his career across a variety of disciplines. During the 1990's his research on the dynamics of compassionate love in the lives of persons with dementia and their caregivers resulted in his being elected member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of Alzheimer's Disease International. Post served on the National Ethics Advisory Board for the Alzheimer's Association, and was recognized in 1998 for "distinguished service" by its national board. In 2004 Post was elected a Distinguished Fellow of College of Physicians of Philadelphia. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ford Foundation, and various other entities.
Stephen Post Living Deeply Teleseminar
Stephen Post | 02.12.08 |
Great Shift Dialogues
