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The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Happiness

  • Waggener Hall (WAG) 101 2210 Speedway Austin, TX, 78712 United States (map)

University of Texas at Austin

The Thomistic Institute at the University of Texas at Austin presents a lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor of Loyola Marymount University titled “The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Happiness.”

Waggener Hall (WAG) 101 | Attendance will be limited to 48 people. Register to save your seat!

Thursday, April 22

6:00 PM

About the Speaker:

Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and a member of the James Madison Society of Princeton University. In 2015, he was appointed to the Pontifical Academy for Life of Vatican City, and he serves as a Consultor to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph.D. four years later from the University of Notre Dame. A Fulbright Scholar,  Dr. Kaczor is a former Federal Chancellor Fellow at the University of Cologne and William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.  He is an award winning author of twelve books including The Gospel of HappinessThe Seven Big Myths about Marriage,  A Defense of Dignity,  The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic ChurchThe Ethics of Abortion, Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal VirtuesLife IssuesMedical ChoicesThomas Aquinas on Faith, Hope, and LoveThe Edge of Lifeand Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Dr. Kaczor’s views have been in The New York TimesThe Washington PostThe Wall Street JournalThe Los Angeles TimesHuffington Post, National Review, NPR, BBC, EWTN, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, TEDx, and The Today Show.

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