rev. dr. john arthur orr
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Rev. Dr. John Arthur Orr, a priest of the diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee, earned his doctorate from Liverpool Hope University | Maryvale Institute UK where he wrote his thesis on reason in the philosophy of Karol Wojtyla (Bl. John Paul II), and his examiners included Prof. Gilfredo Marengo of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome, and a world-renowned expert in the field.TRANSCRIPT
Rev. Dr. John Arthur Orr PhD Graduation | Liverpool Hope University | July 22, 2014
ratio, which are representative in that they
span his thought from the beginning through
to full maturity.
Reason is used and treated variously by
Wojtyla / John Paul II in these three texts,
specifically anthropologically, metaphysically,
epistemologically, ethically, and politically.
These are classic branches of philosophical
thought and show the breadth of the thought
of Wojtyla / John Paul II. While many
secondary sources have been produced
addressing the thought and writings of
Wojtyla / John Paul II none have focused
exclusively on "reason" in Wojtyla / John Paul
II as this thesis does.
By examining "reason" in the writings of Karol
Wojtyla / John Paul II this thesis advances
philosophical study, keeping the conversation
going and advances "Wojtyla Studies."
eason is philosophically
significant. Philosophers
throughout the ages even down to our own
days have used and considered reason.
Reference is made to specific classical
philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle,
Descartes, Locke, Hume and Kant, Hegel and
Blanshard as well as contemporaries such as
Parfit and Singer, as well as Belsey, Warnock
and Blackburn in order to contextualize
reason in Karol Wojtyla / John Paul II.
Karol Wojtyla / John Paul II spent many years
doing philosophical work especially at the
Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), writing
and teaching. While there are many other
texts which could be consulted this thesis
focuses on the philosophical thought of Karol
Wojtyla / John Paul II in the volumes Person
and Community, The Acting Person, and Fides et
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The Development of the Use of Reason in Karol Wojtyla
and its Influence in John Paul II's Fides et ratio. Thesis Title:
Summary/ committee/photo JP2
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Harry Schnitker (Maryvale Institute)
Chairman of the Viva: Dr. V.A. McClelland (Maryvale Institute Fellow)
Internal Examiner: Dr. Simon Podmore (Liverpool Hope University)
External Examiner: Rev. Msgr. Professor Gilfredo Marengo (Lateran University)
JP2
“Never give in. Never give in.
Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in,
except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force.
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
― Winston Churchill
“Have you been
to Lublin? I’ve
been to Lublin!” { } Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank,
Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University
Dr. Penny Haughan,
Dean of Students, Liverpool Hope University
Professor Gerald J. Pillay,
Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Liverpool Hope University
Monsignor John Devine,
Pro-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University
A very proud Mom & her son Celebrating the moment
Go with God. Walk in Hope.
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330 pages
744 footnotes
55,951 air miles
The End
Only the Beginning…
Fr. Orr, a priest of the
diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee
USA