The Thomistic Institute is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the

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, a

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run by the

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(Dominicans) located in

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Founded in 2009, its name derives from the order's heritage of

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wit ...

, as the institute is influenced by the

Thomistic Thomism is the philosophical and theological school that arose as a legacy of the work Work may refer to: * Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community ** Manual labour, physica ...

tradition. The institute was originally founded as an academic research institute of the Pontifical Faculty, but evolved into a network of campus chapters at universities throughout the United States, England, and Ireland that sponsors lectures on theology, philosophy, ethics, and politics. , the institute had chapters at around 60 universities. Counted among its past speakers are Scottish philosophers Alasdair MacIntyre and John Haldane, French philosopher Remi Brague, American philosopher

Robert Sokolowski Monsignor Robert Sokolowski (born 3 May 1934) is a philosopher and Roman Catholic priest who serves as the Elizabeth Breckenridge Caldwell Professor of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. Sokolowski's philosophical research is focuse ...

, English philosopher Sir

Roger Scruton Sir Roger Vernon Scruton (; 27 February 194412 January 2020) was an English philosopher and writer who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views. Editor from 1982 ...

, Australian philosopher Mark Johnston, the Theologian of the Pontifical Household

Wojciech Giertych Wojciech Giertych (; born 27 September 1951) is a Polish Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order. He has served in the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household as Theologian of the Pontifical Household since 2005 during the pontificates of ...

, and United States Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. In addition to individual lectures, the Institute has co-sponsored academic conferences with Harvard Law School, Yale University, New York University, Georgetown University, and Notre Dame University, among others. It also organizes an annual conference on Thomistic philosophy at Mt. St. Mary's College in Newburgh, New York and an annual ''Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science'' conference for faculty and graduate students in the experimental sciences and in philosophy, held in Washington, D.C.

Directors

List of directors of the institute in chronological order: * Rev. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (2009–2018) * Rev. Dominic Legge, O.P. (2018–present)

Thomistic Institute at the University of Notre Dame

The Thomistic Institute at the University of Notre Dame was (between the 1990s and early 2000s) an annual summer conference that brought specialists in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas and Christian philosophy to the campus of Notre Dame. Organized by

Ralph McInerny Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 – January 29, 2010) was an American author and philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame. McInerny's most popular mystery novels featured Father Dowling, and was later adapted into the '' ...

, professor of philosophy at Notre Dame, these were funded by the Saint Gerard Foundation and the Strake Foundation.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://thomisticinstitute.org/ Catholic organizations established in the 21st century Catholic educational institutions 2009 establishments in Washington, D.C. Christian organizations established in 2009