Ben Lazare Mijuskovic (1937-2026) received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California at San Diego and his M.A. in Literature from the same institution. He was a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a retired Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Therapist. Dr. Mijuskovic was also a retired professor of philosophy and humanities at California State University at Dominguez Hills. Professor Mijuskovic published articles in Telos, Dialogue, International Studies in Philosophy, Philosophical Quarterly, Sophia, Journal of Thought, Southern Journal of Philosophy, Critica, Philosophy Toady, Schopenhauer Jahrbuch, Review of Existential Psychiatry and Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychocultural Review, Psychology, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Idealistic Studies, Journal of Phenomenological Research, Psychoanalytic Review, Man and His Conduct, Journal of Social Philosophy, Journal of Thanatology, Psychological Perspectives, Cogito, Adolescence, Child Study Journal, The Psychotherapy Patient, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Journal of Couple Therapy, Essays in Philosophical Counseling, Zeitschrift fuer Philosophische Praxis, Philosophy and Literature, and others. He authored 10 major works exploring the intersection of rationalism, idealism, phenomenology, existenstialism, consciousness, loneliness, and clinical psychology. These works sought to revive the history of ideas championed by Arthur O. Lovejoy and his “unit-idea” theory. Dr. Mijuskovic mined the history of philosophy, psychology, and literature for his own unit-ideas of the simplicity of the soul, unity of consciousness, peronal identity, and mind-body dualism from Plato to Wittgenstein.

Michael Bobo is Associate Professor of Humanities in the Riverside Community College District with twenty years of teaching experience in Humanities, English as a Second Language, and Religious Studies. Upon completing his B.A. from Vanguard University in History and Political Science, he worked four years in a Refugee Settlement as a teacher and humanitarian aid worker for Sudanese living in Uganda. His many international endeavors for educational and public speaking include England, Israel, Malawi, Mexico, Uganda, South Korea and Sudan. He earned an Master of Arts in Humanities from California State University at Dominguez Hills and a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include: History of Ideas, World Religions, Philosophy of Mind, History of Philosophy, Art History, and Historiography. Mr. Bobo travels often with his wife and son. He also loves reading, watching movies, and having philosophical discussions.