Harold P. Sjursen is a professor of philosophy and the Associate Provost for International Education and Research at the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is the Director of the Center for Liberal Arts in Engineering Education, a satellite centre of the UICEE, and the Center for Philosophy and Technology Studies at the Polytechnic University.
His publications range widely and include studies of European phenomenology and existentialism, the neo-Confucian thought of the Song dynasty, East-West comparative philosophy, the ethics of technology and globalisation.
His current research centres on the ethical problems posed by technology in the global context. He was a student of Hannah Arendt and Hans Jonas at the New School for Social Research, where he earned his PhD.
In July, 2006, he was awarded the UICEE Silver Badge of Honour for …distinguished contributions to engineering education, outstanding achievements in the globalisation of engineering education through the activities of the Centre, and, in particular, for remarkable service to the UICEE. He is presently Chairman of the Academic Advisory Committee of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE).
He is completing a book titled From Tradition to Technology: the Ontological Ethics of Hans Jonas.
