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Some philosophers of the Thomistic tradition who wish to think things through together with others. So, please feel free to read and comment on any of the posts. And if you’re a Thomistic thinker of any stripe (philosopher, theologian, or historian, etc.) and would like to submit a piece for posting here, please send it on and we will review it for inclusion.

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Dr. Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

I am a lecturer in philosophy and department head at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Ireland, adjunct professor of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, USA, while also tutoring periodically at the ITI Catholic University, Austria, and the Maryvale Institute, England. I am also an associate series editor of Edith Stein Studies, an associate scholar of the Hildebrand Project, a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman, and a founding member of the Aquinas Institute of Ireland (currently suspended). Having studied physics, computing, philosophy, and theology, I strive to bring a multidisciplinary approach to my teaching and research while exploring anthropological and metaphysical themes in ancient, medieval, and phenomenological thinkers, with a defined focus on philosophical personalism in the Christian tradition. I currently reside in Ireland, with my wife, Caroline, and our five children.

Dr. Gaven Kerr

Gaven Kerr

I have a BA (Hons) in Scholastic Philosophy from Queen's University Belfast. I have an MPhil in Philosophy from QUB, supervisor Rev. Prof. James McEvoy, external examiner Prof. Thomas Kelly, thesis: The Distinction between Essence and Existence in St Thomas Aquinas. I have a PhD in Philosophy from QUB, supervisor Rev. Prof. James McEvoy, external examiner Prof. John Haldane, thesis: The Metaphysics of St Thomas Aquinas and Neo-Theomistic Realism. I have taught philosophy at QUB, St Malachy's Seminary Belfast, and Maynooth University. I have taught theology at Mary Immaculate College Limerick. I have two books: Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation (New York: Oxford University Press, 2019); and Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015)

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