John T. Goldthwait grew up in Pennsylvania, went to college in Georgia, and served in the Navy in the Pacific in wartime. Once ashore again, he took a Ph.D. in philosophy, helping ...view moreJohn T. Goldthwait grew up in Pennsylvania, went to college in Georgia, and served in the Navy in the Pacific in wartime. Once ashore again, he took a Ph.D. in philosophy, helping to pull together a very broad education. He then taught philosophy and the humanities in universities in California and New York. Living the examined life, he worked out for himself the worldview known as secular humanism, stressing the meeting of human needs as the basis for ethics. In retirement, he undertook writing novels as an attractive way to communicate his beliefs. These are first of all good stories, as well as presentations of humanistic ideas.view less