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Marcela Duque Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Marcela Duque, who defended her doctoral dissertation on April 25th! Her topic was "Iconic Thinking in Plato’s Phaedrus," and her director was Associate Professor Cristina Ionescu, of the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America.
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Elizabeth Parish Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Elizabeth Parish, who defended her doctoral dissertation on April 15th! Her topic was "A New Neo-Aristotelian Theory of Matter and Form," and her director was Professor Michael Gorman, of the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America.
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Timothy Anderson Successfully Defends His Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Timothy Anderson, who defended his doctoral dissertation on April 14th! His topic was "The Frame Problem: An Aristotelian/Thomistic Response," and his director was Professor Msgr. Robert Sokolowski, of the School of Philosophy at Catholic University.
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Dean V. Bradley Lewis Gives the Eleventh Edward Cardinal Egan Lecture
Dean V. Bradley Lewis gave a lecture titled "The Common Good and the Modern State" for The Eleventh Edward Cardinal Egan Lecture on behalf of the Magnificat Foundation.
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Sean McCarthy Successfully Defends His Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Sean McCarthy, who defended his doctoral dissertation on April 4th! His topic was "Language, Body, and World in Charles Taylor's Philosophy," and his director was Associate Professor Michael Rohlf of the School of Philosophy at Catholic University.
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Logan Weir Successfully Defends His Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Logan Weir, who defended his doctoral dissertation on April 1st! His topic was "Thomas Aquinas on Desire for the Ultimate End" and his director was Professor Tobias Hoffmann, now of the Sorbonne. Weir teaches at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College in Ontario, where next year he will become Dean of Students.Read More -
Tobias Hoffmann Gives the Antonio S. Cua Memorial Lecture
Tobias Hoffmann, Ph.D., Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the Sorbonne Université in Paris, France, and a Research Professor of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America, gave a lecture titled, "The Fragmentation of Practical Wisdom in Medieval Philosophy," for the School of Philosophy's Antonio S. Cua Memorial Lecture Series.
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A Conversation with Dean Lewis: Insights, Vision and Future of the School of Philosophy
Dean Lewis shares his insights on the School of Philosophy's impact, its academic mission, and the path ahead.
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Homily: Memorial Mass for Deceased Basselin Alumni and Professors at the School of Philosophy
Bishop Michael F. Olson, S.T.D., M.A. gives the homily during a Memorial Mass for Deceased Basselin Alumni and Professors at the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America on February 28, 2025.
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Professors Discuss Unicity of the Substantial Form in Discussion Series
Philosophy students and Professors alike gathered Wednesday evening to discuss the thorny, age-old Scholastic debate of the Unicity of the Substantial Form. Fr. Bonaventure led the discussion following the line of interpretation in Dr. Gorman's new book, A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics.
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Associate Professor, Cristina Ionescu, Authors Chapter in Study on Art, Thought and Power
Cristina Ionescu, associate professor in the School of Philosophy, authored, "Plato’s Philebus on Mixing the Powers of Pleasure and Knowledge in a Good Life," in Plato’s Power, Studies on the Interaction of Art, Thought and Power, Vol. 10 (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2024), 168-87.
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Fr. Bonaventure Chapman Appears on Godsplaining Podcast
Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory discuss Servant of God, Luigi Giussani in this episode of Godsplaining. Monsignor Giussani was an explosive evangelizer and educator for the faith, founding Communion Liberation, and leading a life fixed on Christ. What can we learn from him? Tune into this week's episode to find out!
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Professor Michael Gorman's New Book Is Translated into German
Michael Gorman's Thomistic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (CUA Press, 2024) has now appeared in German under the title Thomistische Metaphysik: Eine zeitgenössische Einführung, by Editiones Scholasticae (Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Germany), 2024.
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