Clifford G. Hurst, PhD, is a professor, consultant, author, and editor of The Revolution Against War , Five Lectures on Formal Axiology, and other future volumes in the Axiology Studies Series to be published by the Hartman Institute. Cliff holds a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University, where his dissertation focused on axiological hermeneutics.

In August of 2023, he began a tenure-track position as assistant professor of business and economics at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he will introduce and implement a new inter-disciplinary program in entrepreneurship.

He serves as the Vice President of Research at the Hartman Institute, where he is currently editor of the annual Journal of Formal Axiology: Theory and Practice. Cliff has presented his research across the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Mexico and Bulgaria.

He is author of three books published by ICMI Press. When he's not enveloped in a new book or facet of his research, Cliff enjoys spending time with his wife Dayna and their dog Harvey, hand carving wooden spoons, and sailing on the coast of Georgia.