Camillo Mac Bica

Bica has authored over fifty articles dealing with social policy, the ethics of war, posttraumatic stress disorder, moral injury, and related topics published in the Humanist Magazine, numerous alternative news sites such as Truthout.org, OpEd News, Common Dreams, AlterNet, and numerous philosophical journals. The first installment of Bica’s War Legacy Series, Worthy of Gratitude: Why Veterans May Not Want to be Thanked for their Service in War, was published in 2015. The Second book in the series, Beyond PTSD: The Moral Casualties of War, was published in early 2016.

In 2010, Bica testified at the Truth Commission on Conscience in War at the Riverside Church in New York City. He currently serves on the National Advisory Board of the Soul Repair Center, a think tank dedicated to research and public education about recovery from moral injury from war located at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 1964 Bica enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leader Officer Candidate Program and upon graduation from college in 1968 was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He spent three years on active duty as a Marine Corps Officer, serving 13 months with the 26th Marine Infantry Regiment in Vietnam.

Bica was born on January 7, 1947, in Brooklyn. He received a BA from Long Island University in 1968, an MA from New York University in 1986, a Master's of Philosophy in 1993 from City University of New York, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the City University of New York in 1995. Since 1990, he has served as a professor at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City where he teaches courses in philosophy, peace studies, and war. In 2003, he was awarded SVA’s Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award.