The Angelicum Thomistic Institute Project for Science and Religion along with the Aquinas Institute is holding a day long book symposium on Mariusz Tabaczek's new book, Theistic Evolution. A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective (2024, Cambridge University Press) All are welcome. Registration is required. Conference Schedule and Speakers: 08:45 | Introduction and Welcome 09:00 | Mariusz Tabaczek...
The 2025 Aquinas Lecture will be given by Fr Thomas Joseph White OP, the Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. The title of the lecture is: Aquinas on the Atonement: The Crucifixion as an Epiphany of the Trinity The lecture will take place on Tuesday 28th January 2025 at...
Does Augustine's interpretation of Genesis make him the father of evolutionism? Revd Prof Mariusz Tabaczek OP (Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas) will speak in this lecture co-organized by the Canterbury Institute, the McDonald Agape Foundation, and the Aquinas Institute, Blackfriars Hall. This lecture will take place at 5pm Tuesday the 13th of May in the...
Professor Melissa Moschella (Notre Dame) presents her new book Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law: Principles for Human Flourishing, with responses from Dr Daniel De Haan (Campion & Blackfriars) and Clemente Recabarren (St John’s), chaired by Fr. John O’Connor (Blackfriars). Jointly organized by the Canterbury Institute and Blackfriars Hall.
Co-sponsored by the Aquinas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, and the Thomistic Institute, this is a seminar for faculty, graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and postdocs in philosophy and related disciplines. 9th June: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm, at the Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church, Oxford 10th June: 9:15 am - 3:30 pm, at the Cathedral...
Led by Philip John Paul Gonzales (St. Mary's Seminary & University, Baltimore), this lecture will discuss Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The apocalyptic artistry of Dostoevsky will be on full show as Philip Gonzales explores the underground desires and the battle between the two kingdoms in this key work of the western canon. This event will...
The debate regarding the validity of the use of neurological criteria to determine death – so-called “brain death” – has been central to the field of bioethics since its inception. At the root of this debate are several philosophical claims regarding the definition of human personhood and criterion of personal identity, concepts such as “organism...
In this presentation, I critique transhumanism, which denies any objective account of human nature and flourishing in favour of “morphological freedom” to reshape ourselves in any way one chooses so long as it does not harm others. I also critique those who reject any non-therapeutic interventions that could alter allegedly definitive qualities of human nature....
In this presentation, I comparatively analyze traditional indirect means of moral enhancement, such as moral education within families and wider societies, with direct biotechnological means that affect a moral agent’s cognitive and emotive capacities. I raise several concerns with the latter and call for enhancing traditional methods of moral education. Nevertheless, certain methods of bioenhancement...
Fr Joseph LaracY (Seton Hall University), ‘Ontological, Anthropological, and Ethical Reflections on Artificial Intelligence in a Thomistic Key’ This lecture offers a Thomistic retrieval of perennial metaphysical and moral insights for contemporary reflection on artificial intelligence. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas and modern Neo-Thomist interlocutors such as Stanley Jaki, OSB, it considers ontological questions concerning the...