Abstract
This article is based on an address given at the Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center graduation ceremony in June 1998. It reviews the early history of Saybrook, which was founded in 1970 by the author and others to teach and conduct research on humanistic psychology. Based on the ideals of the humanistic tradition that has its origins in ancient Greece and the Renaissance, this article explores a vision of what we need in the world in general and in the future of Saybrook. The author discusses what it means to graduate from Saybrook, what a doctorate enables its graduates to do, and their responsibility to continue personal development throughout life. Graduates are urged to stay active in the humanistic tradition in the face of a world that is more and more technologically oriented and needs people dedicated to the philosophy and practice of humanistic psychology.
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