The James McStay Journey
Get to Know James McStay and Our Creative Journey
Naropa University to Montclair University's Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
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Our History
The Story of James McStay's Literary Journey
James McStay is a philosopher, educator, and curriculum developer whose formation spans contemplative psychology, educational philosophy, and forty years of sustained independent inquiry into the nature of consciousness and the roots of human suffering.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa University — founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, where the contemplative and intellectual traditions are held in direct and productive relationship — and a Master of Arts in Teaching Philosophical Inquiry to Children from Montclair State University, home of Matthew Lipman’s Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, the originating institution of Philosophy for Children as a global pedagogy.
James McStay
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Academic Formation
Naropa University — B.A. in Contemplative Psychology
Montclair State University’s Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children — M.A. in Teaching Philosophical Inquiry to Children
The Inner Hero Project Presents
The Structure of Reality and the Restoration of Human Sanity
