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Can Aristotle Benefit Science Today?

University of California, Berkeley

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conceprion)

Friday, October 18

7:00 PM

Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, Gallery

This lecture is free and open to the public.

This lecture was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this lecture are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

About the speaker:

Fr. Ambrose Little is the assistant director of the Thomistic Institute.  He is originally from Connecticut and entered the Dominican Order in 2007 and was ordained a priest in 2013. Before entering the Dominican Order, he graduated from The Catholic University of America with a BA in philosophy. After ordination, he completed a Licentiate in Philosophy at The Catholic University of America and then taught for two years at Providence College. After completing his Ph.D. in philosophy in the summer of 2021, he started teaching at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. He specializes in the philosophies of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, with an emphasis on their study of nature and the soul. He also studies topics at the intersection between philosophy and science.

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