Joseph Owens (Redemptorist)

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Joseph Owens
Born April 17, 1908
Died October 30, 2005 (aged 97)
Era 20th-century philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Aristotelianism, Christian philosophy
Main interests
Medieval philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, rationalism

Reverend Joseph Owens C.Ss.R. (April 17, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a philosopher specializing in the thought of Aristotle, Aquinas, and medieval philosophy.

Life and career

Owens received his PhD in 1951 from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, an affiliate of the University of Toronto, and remained at the Institute as a teacher and distinguished researcher for the rest of his career. He authored nine books and almost 150 academic papers.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and served as president of the Metaphysical Society of America (1972), the Canadian Philosophical Association, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the American Catholic Philosophical Association (which also awarded him its Aquinas Medal).

Bibliography

Books (authored and edited)

  • (reissued). Houston, TX: Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas. 1985.  384 pages. ISBN 0-268-00916-3 (paper).

Collected papers

Secondary sources

See also

External links

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