Anthony J. Lisska was

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professor of philosophy at

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. He was a specialist in Thomism and analytic philosophy and the thinking of

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. He described his "intellectual avocation" as

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and wrote several books on the

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. In 2016, the Denison University Gilpatrick Center was rededicated as the Lisska Center for Scholarly Engagement in honor of Anthony Lisska and his contributions to the university. These contributions include serving as dean, chairing the philosophy department, and founding and chairing the Honors Program. Lisska earned a Bachelor of Arts from

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, a master’s from Saint Stephen's College, and a doctorate from

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. Lisska died on September 18, 2022, at 84 years of age.

Selected publications

*''Philosophy matters''. Charles Merrill, 1978. *''Aquinas theory of perception: An analytic reconstruction''.

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, Oxford, 1996. *''Aquinas theory of natural law: An analytic reconstruction''.

, Oxford, 1996. *''A history of Aquinas College High School'' *''An illustrated history of the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club''. 2007.

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