SettingsRoman Catholic philosophers
Adam Parvipontanus
Adam Parvipontanus (or Adam of Balsham) (died 1181) was an Anglo-Norman scholastic and churchman.
Adam Parvipontanus (or Adam of Balsham) (died 1181) was an Anglo-Norman scholastic and churchman.
Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 – November 15, 1280), also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint.
Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 – November 15, 1280), also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint.
Alexander of Hales
Alexander Hales also called Doctor Irrefragabilis and Theologorum Monarcha was a notable thinker important in the history of scholasticism and the Franciscan School.
Alexander Hales also called Doctor Irrefragabilis and Theologorum Monarcha was a notable thinker important in the history of scholasticism and the Franciscan School.
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury, also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office o...
Anselm of Canterbury, also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office o...
Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld (February 6, 1612, Paris – August 8, 1694, Brussels) — le Grand as contemporaries called him, to distinguish him from his father — was a French Roman Catholic the...
Antoine Arnauld (February 6, 1612, Paris – August 8, 1694, Brussels) — le Grand as contemporaries called him, to distinguish him from his father — was a French Roman Catholic the...
Anton Günther
Anton Günther (17 November 1783, Cvikov, Bohemia – 24 February 1863) was an Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher whose work was condemned by the church as heretical tritheism.
Anton Günther (17 November 1783, Cvikov, Bohemia – 24 February 1863) was an Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher whose work was condemned by the church as heretical tritheism.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Aurel Kolnai
Aurel Thomas Kolnai (December 5, 1900 - June 28, 1973) was a 20th century philosopher and political theorist.
Aurel Thomas Kolnai (December 5, 1900 - June 28, 1973) was a 20th century philosopher and political theorist.
Austin Woodbury
Austin M. Woodbury ((born 1899 near Spencer, in the Hawkesbury Valley of New South Wales) -1979) was an Australian Catholic philosopher.
Austin M. Woodbury ((born 1899 near Spencer, in the Hawkesbury Valley of New South Wales) -1979) was an Australian Catholic philosopher.
Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer.
Baptista Mantuanus
Baptista Spagnuoli Mantuanus was an Italian Carmelite reformer, humanist, and poet.
Baptista Spagnuoli Mantuanus was an Italian Carmelite reformer, humanist, and poet.
Bas van Fraassen
Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (born Goes, the Netherlands, 5 April 1941) is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, teaching courses in philosophy of science,...
Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (born Goes, the Netherlands, 5 April 1941) is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, teaching courses in philosophy of science,...
Bernard Lonergan
Fr. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, CC, SJ (17 December 1904 – 26 November 1984) was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as one of the most important Catholic thin...
Fr. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, CC, SJ (17 December 1904 – 26 November 1984) was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as one of the most important Catholic thin...
Bernard Silvestris
Bernard Silvestris, also known as Bernardus Silvestris and Bernard Silvester, was a Medieval Platonist philosopher and poet of the 12th century.
Bernard Silvestris, also known as Bernardus Silvestris and Bernard Silvester, was a Medieval Platonist philosopher and poet of the 12th century.
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Bonaventure
Bonaventure, born John of Fidanza, was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Bonaventure, born John of Fidanza, was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Catherine Trotter Cockburn
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Charles Péguy
Charles Péguy (January 7, 1873 – September 4, 1914) was a noted French poet, essayist, and editor.
Charles Péguy (January 7, 1873 – September 4, 1914) was a noted French poet, essayist, and editor.
Charles Taylor (philosopher)
Charles Margrave Taylor, (born November 5, 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and ...
Charles Margrave Taylor, (born November 5, 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and ...
Clerical philosophers
Clerical philosophers is the name given to a group of Catholic intellectuals, namely the Savoyard Joseph de Maistre, and the French Louis de Bonald and François-René de Chateaubriand, who sought...
Clerical philosophers is the name given to a group of Catholic intellectuals, namely the Savoyard Joseph de Maistre, and the French Louis de Bonald and François-René de Chateaubriand, who sought...
Cornelio Fabro
Cornelio Fabro (1911-1995) was an Italian Catholic priest and philosopher.
Cornelio Fabro (1911-1995) was an Italian Catholic priest and philosopher.
Dagfinn Føllesdal
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.
Daniel N. Robinson
Daniel N. Robinson is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University and a Fellow in the Department of Philosophy of Oxford University.
Daniel N. Robinson is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University and a Fellow in the Department of Philosophy of Oxford University.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
Dietrich von Hildebrand
Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 – January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope Pius XII "the 20th Century Doctor of the ...
Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 – January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope Pius XII "the 20th Century Doctor of the ...
Domingo de Soto
Domingo de Soto was a Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian born in Segovia, Spain and died in Salamanca at the age of 66.
Domingo de Soto was a Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian born in Segovia, Spain and died in Salamanca at the age of 66.
Dominicus Gundissalinus
Dominicus Gundissalinus also known as Domingo Gundisalvo may have been a converted Jew and was the archdeacon of Segovia, Spain and a scholastic philosopher.
Dominicus Gundissalinus also known as Domingo Gundisalvo may have been a converted Jew and was the archdeacon of Segovia, Spain and a scholastic philosopher.
E. I. Watkin
Edward Ingram Watkin (1888-1981) was an English writer.
Edward Ingram Watkin (1888-1981) was an English writer.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Emmanuel Mounier
Emmanuel Mounier was a French philosopher.
Emmanuel Mounier was a French philosopher.
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn was an Austrian Catholic nobleman and socio-political theorist.
Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn was an Austrian Catholic nobleman and socio-political theorist.
Ernan McMullin
Ernan McMullin (1924-2011) was the O’Hara Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame.
Ernan McMullin (1924-2011) was the O’Hara Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame.
Fernando Ocariz
Fernando Ocariz Braña is Vicar General of Opus Dei.
Fernando Ocariz Braña is Vicar General of Opus Dei.
Francesc Eiximenis
Francesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon.
Francesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon.
Francis J. Beckwith
Francis J. "Frank" Beckwith (born 1960) is an American Christian philosopher, scholar, debater, and lecturer.
Francis J. "Frank" Beckwith (born 1960) is an American Christian philosopher, scholar, debater, and lecturer.
Francisco de Vitoria
Francisco de Vitoria, OP was a Spanish Renaissance Roman Catholic philosopher, theologian and jurist, founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the School of Salamanca, noted especially fo...
Francisco de Vitoria, OP was a Spanish Renaissance Roman Catholic philosopher, theologian and jurist, founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the School of Salamanca, noted especially fo...
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez (5 January 1548 – 25 September 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement, and generally...
Francisco Suárez (5 January 1548 – 25 September 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement, and generally...
Franciscus Patricius
Franciscus Patricius was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice.
Franciscus Patricius was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice.
Frederick Copleston
Frederick Charles Copleston, SJ, CBE was a Jesuit priest and historian of philosophy.
Frederick Charles Copleston, SJ, CBE was a Jesuit priest and historian of philosophy.
Friedrich von Hügel
Friedrich von Hügel (Friedrich Maria Aloys Franz Karl, Freiherr von Hügel, usually known as Baron von Hügel; 5 May 1852–27 January 1925) was an influential Austrian Roman Catholic layman, ...
Friedrich von Hügel (Friedrich Maria Aloys Franz Karl, Freiherr von Hügel, usually known as Baron von Hügel; 5 May 1852–27 January 1925) was an influential Austrian Roman Catholic layman, ...
G. E. M. Anscombe
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Gabriel Biel
Gabriel Biel was a German scholastic philosopher and member of the Brethren of the Common Life born in Speyer.
Gabriel Biel was a German scholastic philosopher and member of the Brethren of the Common Life born in Speyer.
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gaius Marius Victorinus
Gaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer, fourth century) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher.
Gaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer, fourth century) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher.
Gaston Fessard
Gaston Fessard was a French Jesuit and theologian.
Gaston Fessard was a French Jesuit and theologian.
George Weigel
George Weigel is an American author, and political and social activist.
George Weigel is an American author, and political and social activist.
Gerard Verschuuren
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a scientist, writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a scientist, writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Gerhard Krüger (philosopher)
Gerhard Krüger was a German philosopher.
Gerhard Krüger was a German philosopher.
Gerhard Schneemann
Gerhard Schneemann (born at Wesel, Lower Rhine, 12 February 1829; d. at Kerkrade, Netherlands, 20 November 1885) was a German Jesuit.
Gerhard Schneemann (born at Wesel, Lower Rhine, 12 February 1829; d. at Kerkrade, Netherlands, 20 November 1885) was a German Jesuit.
Germain Grisez
Germain Gabriel Grisez is a prominent and influential Catholic moral theologian.
Germain Gabriel Grisez is a prominent and influential Catholic moral theologian.
Giacomo Margotti
Giacomo Margotti was an Italian Roman Catholic publicist.
Giacomo Margotti was an Italian Roman Catholic publicist.
Giambattista Vico
Giovanni Battista Giambattista Vico Vico or Vigo was an Italian political philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist.
Giovanni Battista Giambattista Vico Vico or Vigo was an Italian political philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist.
Gilbert de la Porrée
Gilbert de la Porrée (c.
Gilbert de la Porrée (c.
Giles of Rome
Giles of Rome (Latin Ægidius Romanus, or in Italian Egidio Colonna) (c.
Giles of Rome (Latin Ægidius Romanus, or in Italian Egidio Colonna) (c.
Gioacchino Ventura di Raulica
Gioacchino Ventura (dei Baroni) di Raulica was an Italian Roman Catholic pulpit orator, patriot, philosopher and writer.
Gioacchino Ventura (dei Baroni) di Raulica was an Italian Roman Catholic pulpit orator, patriot, philosopher and writer.
Giovanni Battista Scaramelli
Giovanni Battista Scaramelli (24 November 1687 – 11 January 1752) was an Italian Jesuit, ethicist and ascetical writer.
Giovanni Battista Scaramelli (24 November 1687 – 11 January 1752) was an Italian Jesuit, ethicist and ascetical writer.
Giovanni Botero
Giovanni Botero (c.1544–1617) was an Italian thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat, best known for his work Della ragion di Stato (The Reason of State).
Giovanni Botero (c.1544–1617) was an Italian thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat, best known for his work Della ragion di Stato (The Reason of State).
Godfrey of Fontaines
Godfrey of Fontaines.
Godfrey of Fontaines.
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics.
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics.
Henry of Ghent
Henry of Ghent, scholastic philosopher, known as Doctor Solemnis, also known as Henricus de Gandavo and Henricus Gandavensis, was born in the district of Mude, near Ghent, and ...
Henry of Ghent, scholastic philosopher, known as Doctor Solemnis, also known as Henricus de Gandavo and Henricus Gandavensis, was born in the district of Mude, near Ghent, and ...
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais, was a French priest, and philosophical and political writer.
Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais, was a French priest, and philosophical and political writer.
Irish Augustine
De mirabilibus sacrae scripturae (in English: On the miraculous things in sacred scripture) is a Latin treatise written around 655 by an anonymous Irish writer and philosopher known as '...
De mirabilibus sacrae scripturae (in English: On the miraculous things in sacred scripture) is a Latin treatise written around 655 by an anonymous Irish writer and philosopher known as '...
Jacek Salij
Jacek Salij OP (born 19 August 1942, Budy, Wołyń) is a Polish theologian and Thomist, philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, Dominican, translator, writer and publicist.
Jacek Salij OP (born 19 August 1942, Budy, Wołyń) is a Polish theologian and Thomist, philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, Dominican, translator, writer and publicist.
Jaime Balmes
Father Jaime Luciano Balmes y Urpiá (Jaume Llucià Antoni Balmes i Urpià) (August 28, 1810 – July 9, 1848), Catalan Spanish Catholic priest, eminent as a political writer and a philosopher.
Father Jaime Luciano Balmes y Urpiá (Jaume Llucià Antoni Balmes i Urpià) (August 28, 1810 – July 9, 1848), Catalan Spanish Catholic priest, eminent as a political writer and a philosopher.
Jean Daujat
Jean Daujat was a French philosopher of neo-Thomism, a disciple of Jacques Maritain, and the founder of the Centre d'études religieuses, the Center for Religious Studies, specializing in teachin...
Jean Daujat was a French philosopher of neo-Thomism, a disciple of Jacques Maritain, and the founder of the Centre d'études religieuses, the Center for Religious Studies, specializing in teachin...
Jean Ladrière
Jean Ladrière was a Belgian philosopher.
Jean Ladrière was a Belgian philosopher.
Jean-Luc Marion
Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a postmodern philosopher and a former student of Jacques Derrida.
Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a postmodern philosopher and a former student of Jacques Derrida.
Jean-Michel Oughourlian
Jean-Michel Oughourlian (born August 20, 1940, Beirut, Lebanon) is a French neuropsychiatrist and psychologist as well as a writer and philosopher recognized both in France and the United States...
Jean-Michel Oughourlian (born August 20, 1940, Beirut, Lebanon) is a French neuropsychiatrist and psychologist as well as a writer and philosopher recognized both in France and the United States...
Johann Heynlin
Johann Heynlin was a German-born scholar, humanist, and theologian who introduced the first printing press to Paris in the late fifteenth century.
Johann Heynlin was a German-born scholar, humanist, and theologian who introduced the first printing press to Paris in the late fifteenth century.
Johannes Hoff
Johannes Hoff teaches philosophical theology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Johannes Hoff teaches philosophical theology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
John Cottingham
John Cottingham is an English philosopher, educated at Merchant Taylors’ School near London, and St John’s College, Oxford.
John Cottingham is an English philosopher, educated at Merchant Taylors’ School near London, and St John’s College, Oxford.
John Courtney Murray
John Courtney Murray,, was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relat...
John Courtney Murray,, was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relat...
John F. X. Knasas
John Francis Xavier Knasas ( born 1948 ) is a leading Existential Thomist in the Neo-Thomist movement, best known for engaging such thinkers as Bernard Lonergan, Alasdair MacIntyre and Jeremy Wi...
John Francis Xavier Knasas ( born 1948 ) is a leading Existential Thomist in the Neo-Thomist movement, best known for engaging such thinkers as Bernard Lonergan, Alasdair MacIntyre and Jeremy Wi...
John Finnis
John Mitchell Finnis, is an Australian legal scholar and philosopher, specialising in the philosophy of law.
John Mitchell Finnis, is an Australian legal scholar and philosopher, specialising in the philosophy of law.
John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman, D.D., C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890), also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious hi...
John Henry Newman, D.D., C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890), also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious hi...
John Joseph Haldane
John Joseph Haldane (born 19 February 1954) is a leading Scottish philosopher, commentator and broadcaster.
John Joseph Haldane (born 19 February 1954) is a leading Scottish philosopher, commentator and broadcaster.
John Mair
John Mair (or Major) (also known in Latin as Joannes Majoris and Haddingtonus Scotus) (1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, much admired in his day and an acknowledged influence ...
John Mair (or Major) (also known in Latin as Joannes Majoris and Haddingtonus Scotus) (1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, much admired in his day and an acknowledged influence ...
John of Wales
Joan of Wales, OFM (Wales, 13th century - Paris 1285), a.k.a. John Waleys and Johannes Guallensis, was a franciscan writer that wrote several works in Latin that got a lot of success in ...
Joan of Wales, OFM (Wales, 13th century - Paris 1285), a.k.a. John Waleys and Johannes Guallensis, was a franciscan writer that wrote several works in Latin that got a lot of success in ...
Jorge J. E. Gracia
Jorge J.E. Gracia (born 1942 in Cuba) is the Samuel P. Capen Chair, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Department of Comparative Literature in the State University ...
Jorge J.E. Gracia (born 1942 in Cuba) is the Samuel P. Capen Chair, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Department of Comparative Literature in the State University ...
Josef Pieper
Josef Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy.
Josef Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy.
Joseph de Maistre
Joseph-Marie, comte de Maistre was a French-speaking Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat.
Joseph-Marie, comte de Maistre was a French-speaking Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat.
Joseph de Torre
Joseph de Torre (born 1932) is a social and political philosopher and a Roman Catholic priest.
Joseph de Torre (born 1932) is a social and political philosopher and a Roman Catholic priest.
Joseph Koterski
Joseph Koterski, S.J. is an American Jesuit priest, philosopher, author, and currently associate professor and chair of the Philosophy Department at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.
Joseph Koterski, S.J. is an American Jesuit priest, philosopher, author, and currently associate professor and chair of the Philosophy Department at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.
Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal (1 July 1878 in Charleroi, Belgium - 11 December 1944 in Leuven, Belgium) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher and psychologist at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the U...
Joseph Maréchal (1 July 1878 in Charleroi, Belgium - 11 December 1944 in Leuven, Belgium) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher and psychologist at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the U...
Joseph Owens (Redemptorist)
Reverend Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R., was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a scholar in medieval philosophy.
Reverend Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R., was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a scholar in medieval philosophy.
Juan de Celaya
Juan de Celaya (Valencia, c.1490 - 6 December 1558) was a Spanish mathematician, physicist, cosmologist, philosopher and theologian.
Juan de Celaya (Valencia, c.1490 - 6 December 1558) was a Spanish mathematician, physicist, cosmologist, philosopher and theologian.
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1489–1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher and theologian.
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1489–1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher and theologian.
Julius Caesar Scaliger
Julius Caesar Scaliger was an Italian scholar and physician who spent a major part of his career in France.
Julius Caesar Scaliger was an Italian scholar and physician who spent a major part of his career in France.
Julián Marías
Julián Marías Aguilera (June 17, 1914 – December 15, 2005), was a Spanish philosopher.
Julián Marías Aguilera (June 17, 1914 – December 15, 2005), was a Spanish philosopher.
Józef Maria Bocheński
Józef Maria Bocheński was a Polish Dominican, logician and philosopher.
Józef Maria Bocheński was a Polish Dominican, logician and philosopher.
Józef Tischner
Józef Stanisław Tischner (March 12, 1931 – June 28, 2000) was an eminent Polish priest and philosopher.
Józef Stanisław Tischner (March 12, 1931 – June 28, 2000) was an eminent Polish priest and philosopher.
Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general Renaissance humanist polymath.
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general Renaissance humanist polymath.
Leonardo Castellani
Leonardo Castellani (November 16, 1899March 1981), was an Argentine essayist, novelist, poet and theologian.
Leonardo Castellani (November 16, 1899March 1981), was an Argentine essayist, novelist, poet and theologian.
Leonardo Polo
Leonardo Polo has been a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Navarra since 1954, he has also taught in the University of Granada, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, the Univer...
Leonardo Polo has been a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Navarra since 1954, he has also taught in the University of Granada, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, the Univer...
Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald
Louis Gabriel Ambroise, Vicomte de Bonald (2 October 1754, Le Monna (part of Millau), Aveyron, France - 23 November 1840, Le Monna), was a French counter-revolutionary philosopher and politician.
Louis Gabriel Ambroise, Vicomte de Bonald (2 October 1754, Le Monna (part of Millau), Aveyron, France - 23 November 1840, Le Monna), was a French counter-revolutionary philosopher and politician.
Luis de Molina
Luis de Molina, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and a staunch Scholastic defender of 'human liberty' in the Divine grace and human liberty controversy of the Renaissance.
Luis de Molina, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and a staunch Scholastic defender of 'human liberty' in the Divine grace and human liberty controversy of the Renaissance.
Marcel-Jacques Dubois
Marcel-Jacques Dubois was a French academic and theologian.
Marcel-Jacques Dubois was a French academic and theologian.
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 8 September 1942.
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 8 September 1942.
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name.
Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name.
Marian Jaworski
Marian Jaworski is a Cardinal Priest and the former Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church.
Marian Jaworski is a Cardinal Priest and the former Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church.
Mary Ann Glendon
Mary Ann Glendon (born October 7, 1938 Pittsfield, Massachusetts) J.D., LL.M., was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (2008–2009), and is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard L...
Mary Ann Glendon (born October 7, 1938 Pittsfield, Massachusetts) J.D., LL.M., was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (2008–2009), and is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard L...
Maurice Blondel
Maurice Blondel (2 November 1861, Dijon - 4 June 1949, Aix-en-Provence) was a French philosopher.
Maurice Blondel (2 November 1861, Dijon - 4 June 1949, Aix-en-Provence) was a French philosopher.
Maurice De Wulf
Maurice De Wulf (1867-1947), a thomist philosopher, professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, is one of the pioneers of the historiography of medieval philosophy.
Maurice De Wulf (1867-1947), a thomist philosopher, professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, is one of the pioneers of the historiography of medieval philosophy.
Michael Dummett
Professor Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett, FBA, D.Litt (27 June 192527 December 2011) was a British philosopher.
Professor Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett, FBA, D.Litt (27 June 192527 December 2011) was a British philosopher.
Michał Heller
Michał Kazimierz Heller, (March 12, 1936 in Tarnów) is a professor of philosophy at The Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff.
Michał Kazimierz Heller, (March 12, 1936 in Tarnów) is a professor of philosophy at The Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff.
Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau (Chambéry, 1925- Paris, 9 January 1986) was a French Jesuit and scholar whose work combined history, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the social sciences.
Michel de Certeau (Chambéry, 1925- Paris, 9 January 1986) was a French Jesuit and scholar whose work combined history, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the social sciences.
Milan Komar
Milan Komar, also known as Emilio Komar (4 June 1921 - 20 January 2006) was a Slovene Argentine Catholic philosopher and essayist.
Milan Komar, also known as Emilio Komar (4 June 1921 - 20 January 2006) was a Slovene Argentine Catholic philosopher and essayist.
Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher is an American philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh.
Nicholas Rescher is an American philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh.
Orestes Brownson
Orestes Augustus Brownson (1803–1876) was a New England intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer, and noted Catholic convert and writer.
Orestes Augustus Brownson (1803–1876) was a New England intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer, and noted Catholic convert and writer.
Osvaldo Lira
José Luis Osvaldo Lira Pérez SS.CC. (* Santiago, Chile, February 11, 1904 – † Santiago, December 20, 1996), priest, philosopher and theologian.
José Luis Osvaldo Lira Pérez SS.CC. (* Santiago, Chile, February 11, 1904 – † Santiago, December 20, 1996), priest, philosopher and theologian.
Patrick Benedict Zimmer
Patrick Benedict Zimmer (born at Abtsgmund, Württemberg, 22 February, 1752; died at Stenheim near Dillingen, 16 October., 1820) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian.
Patrick Benedict Zimmer (born at Abtsgmund, Württemberg, 22 February, 1752; died at Stenheim near Dillingen, 16 October., 1820) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian.
Paul Chauchard
Paul Chauchard was a French physician.
Paul Chauchard was a French physician.
Paul J. Griffiths
Paul J. Griffiths is an American theologian.
Paul J. Griffiths is an American theologian.
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Peter Geach
Peter Thomas Geach, MA, FBA is a British philosopher.
Peter Thomas Geach, MA, FBA is a British philosopher.
Peter Kreeft
Peter John Kreeft (born 1937) is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College.
Peter John Kreeft (born 1937) is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College.
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI (Benedictus PP. XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop ...
Benedict XVI (Benedictus PP. XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop ...
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.
Blessed Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.
R. De Staningtona
R. De Staningtona was a friar, likely of the Dominican Order, who was at Oxford University in the mid-1250s.
R. De Staningtona was a friar, likely of the Dominican Order, who was at Oxford University in the mid-1250s.
Rafael Gambra Ciudad
Rafael Gambra Ciudad (July 21, 1920, Madrid – January 13, 2004) was a Spanish philosopher.
Rafael Gambra Ciudad (July 21, 1920, Madrid – January 13, 2004) was a Spanish philosopher.
Raimon Panikkar
Raimundo Pániker Alemany was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and proponent of inter-religious dialogue.
Raimundo Pániker Alemany was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and proponent of inter-religious dialogue.
Ralph McInerny
Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 – January 29, 2010) was a Roman Catholic, American, philosopher, University professor, and prolific author, including fiction of which some appear...
Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 – January 29, 2010) was a Roman Catholic, American, philosopher, University professor, and prolific author, including fiction of which some appear...
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. was a Catholic theologian and, among Thomists of the scholastic tradition, is generally thought to be the greatest Catholic Thomist of the 20th century.
Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. was a Catholic theologian and, among Thomists of the scholastic tradition, is generally thought to be the greatest Catholic Thomist of the 20th century.
René Descartes
René Descartes (; Latinized form: Renatus Cartesius; adjectival form: "Cartesian"; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his...
René Descartes (; Latinized form: Renatus Cartesius; adjectival form: "Cartesian"; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his...
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro von Coudenhove-Kalergi was an Austrian politician, geopolitician, philosopher and count of Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro von Coudenhove-Kalergi was an Austrian politician, geopolitician, philosopher and count of Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Robert Desgabets
Robert Desgabets was a French, Cartesian philosopher and Benedictine prior.
Robert Desgabets was a French, Cartesian philosopher and Benedictine prior.
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln.
Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln.
Robert Magliola
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Robert P. George
Robert P. George (born July 10, 1955) is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, where he lectures on constitutional interpretation, civil liberties and philosophy of law.
Robert P. George (born July 10, 1955) is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, where he lectures on constitutional interpretation, civil liberties and philosophy of law.
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon, O.F.M.,, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.
Roger Bacon, O.F.M.,, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.
Roland of Cremona
Roland of Cremona (1178–1259) was a Dominican theologian and an early scholastic philosopher.
Roland of Cremona (1178–1259) was a Dominican theologian and an early scholastic philosopher.
Ronda Chervin
Dr. Ronda Chervin is a well-known Catholic author, international speaker, Professor of Philosophy and dedicated widow.
Dr. Ronda Chervin is a well-known Catholic author, international speaker, Professor of Philosophy and dedicated widow.
Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. (born 1965) is an American Roman Catholic priest, neuroscientist and writer.
Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. (born 1965) is an American Roman Catholic priest, neuroscientist and writer.
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Thomas Cajetan
Thomas Cajetan (pronounced Ca-'je-tan), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio (20 February 1469 - 9 August 1534), was an Italian cardinal.
Thomas Cajetan (pronounced Ca-'je-tan), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio (20 February 1469 - 9 August 1534), was an Italian cardinal.
Thomas Molnar
Molnár Tamás, Thomas Molnar or Molnar, Thomas Steven (July 26, 1921, Budapest, Hungary – July 20, 2010, Richmond, Virginia) was a Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist.
Molnár Tamás, Thomas Molnar or Molnar, Thomas Steven (July 26, 1921, Budapest, Hungary – July 20, 2010, Richmond, Virginia) was a Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist.
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
Sir Thomas More, known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
Tilman Pesch
Tilman Pesch (b. at Cologne, 1 February 1836; d. at Valkenburg, Limburg, the Netherlands, 18 October 1899) was a German Jesuit philosopher.
Tilman Pesch (b. at Cologne, 1 February 1836; d. at Valkenburg, Limburg, the Netherlands, 18 October 1899) was a German Jesuit philosopher.
Vincenzo Gioberti
Vincenzo Gioberti (April 5, 1801 – October 26, 1852) was an Italian philosopher, publicist and politician.
Vincenzo Gioberti (April 5, 1801 – October 26, 1852) was an Italian philosopher, publicist and politician.
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov was a Russian poet and playwright associated with the Russian Symbolist movement.
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov was a Russian poet and playwright associated with the Russian Symbolist movement.
Wacker von Wackenfels
Johannes Matthaeus Wacker von Wackenfels (1550–1619) was an active diplomat, scholar and author, with an avid interest in history and philosophy.
Johannes Matthaeus Wacker von Wackenfels (1550–1619) was an active diplomat, scholar and author, with an avid interest in history and philosophy.
Walter J. Ong
Father Walter Jackson Ong, Ph.D. (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003), was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher.
Father Walter Jackson Ong, Ph.D. (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003), was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher.
Walter of Bruges
Walter of Bruges (Gualterus Brugensis OFM, Gualterus de Brugge, Gauthier de Bruges OM, Gualterus de Brugis, Gualterus de Brüge, Walter von Brügge) was a Franciscan theologian, who flourished at ...
Walter of Bruges (Gualterus Brugensis OFM, Gualterus de Brugge, Gauthier de Bruges OM, Gualterus de Brugis, Gualterus de Brüge, Walter von Brügge) was a Franciscan theologian, who flourished at ...
William Crathorn
William Carthorn (c. 1330) was an English Dominican philosopher, from Oxford.
William Carthorn (c. 1330) was an English Dominican philosopher, from Oxford.
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.
Wolfgang Smith
Wolfgang Smith is a mathematician, physicist, philosopher of science, metaphysician, Roman Catholic and member of the Traditionalist School.
Wolfgang Smith is a mathematician, physicist, philosopher of science, metaphysician, Roman Catholic and member of the Traditionalist School.
Xavier Zubiri
Xavier Zubiri (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, 4 December 1898 - Madrid, 21 September 1983) was a Spanish philosopher noted for his intellectual rigour.
Xavier Zubiri (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, 4 December 1898 - Madrid, 21 September 1983) was a Spanish philosopher noted for his intellectual rigour.
Yves Simon
Yves René Marie Simon was a French Catholic political philosopher, sometimes referred to as the "Philosopher of the Fighting French" for his support of the resistance to the Vichy government.
Yves René Marie Simon was a French Catholic political philosopher, sometimes referred to as the "Philosopher of the Fighting French" for his support of the resistance to the Vichy government.
Édouard Le Roy
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Étienne Gilson
Étienne Gilson was a French Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy.
Étienne Gilson was a French Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy.
Étienne Tempier
Étienne (Stephen) Tempier (also known as Stephanus of Orleans) (died 3 September 1279) was a French bishop of Paris during the 13th century.
Étienne (Stephen) Tempier (also known as Stephanus of Orleans) (died 3 September 1279) was a French bishop of Paris during the 13th century.