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ABOUT

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Dr. Wm. Andrew Schwartz is an American scholar and activist. He currently serves as Visiting Associate Professor at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) in Zhuhai, China as well as Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies (CPS), Vice President of the Institute for Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv), and Associate Professor of Process Studies and Comparative Philosophy at Claremont School of Theology (CST). His research and teaching covers a wide range of topics, such as environmental philosophy, philosophy of religion, Asian and comparative philosophies, metaphysics, economic philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of education, and more. However, his current work mainly focuses on the role of big ideas in bringing about systems change for the long-term wellbeing of people and the planet (i.e. ecological civilization).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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WHAT IS ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION?: CRISIS, HOPE, AND THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET

by Philip Clayton and Wm. Andrew Schwartz
Process Century Press, 2019

This book explores the idea of ecological civilization by asking eight key questions about it and drawing answers from relational philosophies, the ecological sciences, systems thinking and network theory, and the world’s religious and spiritual traditions. It concludes that a genuinely ecological civilization is not a utopian ideal, but a practical way to live. To recognize this, and to begin to take steps to establish it, is the foundation for realistic hope.

VIDEOS

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Andrew Schwartz gives a plenary address on "Learning from Living Systems: Biomimicry and the Principles of Ecological Civilization" at the 17th International Forum on Ecological Civilization at Pitzer College.

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PODCASTS

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Listen to podcast recordings featuring Dr. Schwartz on a range of topics.

SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE

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