"Life, Mind, and Evolution: A Tale of Two Thomases"
Wednesday September 5, 2012, 7 p.m.
Student Center Lounge, Moreau Center (www.moreaucenter.com ), St. Mary's College, Notre Dame
Free admission and Open to the Public
2012 McMahon Aquinas Lecture with John Haldane
Renowned philosopher John Haldane will give the 2012 McMahon Aquinas Lecture titled “Life, Mind, and Evolution: A Tale of Two Thomases” on Wednesday, September 5 at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's College Student Center Lounge, Notre Dame, IN.
Haldane is author or editor of some 20 books, has published nearly 200 articles, and is a frequent contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines, television and radio programs. He is director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs at St. Andrews University in Scotland, chairman of the Royal Institute for Philosophy in London, and consultor to the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture in Rome. In his McMahon Aquinas Lecture, Haldane will explore two very different accounts of the nature of human beings and their place in the Universe—those of the contemporary philosopher Thomas Nagel and of the great medieval theologian St. Thomas Aquinas—considering how these relate to the question of evolution.
Michael Waddell, holder of the Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy at Saint Mary's College, stated, “John Haldane is one of the most prolific and innovative scholars working on the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas today. He has brought Aquinas's ideas into conversation with an extraordinary range of contemporary thinkers and issues, spanning the fields of art, culture, politics, science, environmental studies, philosophy and theology. We are delighted that he will be delivering the 2012 McMahon Aquinas Lecture.”
The Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy sponsors the annual McMahon Aquinas Lecture, which focuses on a topic related to the philosophy of Aquinas.
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