Curriculum
Vitae
Peter
J. Colosi, Ph.D.
As
of July, 2007
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Peter
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Cell:
585 – 402 – 1241 |
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124 E.
Chestnut St.
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E-mail: pjcolosi@gmail.com
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West
Chester PA 19380 |
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Philosophy:
Ph.D.
Dissertation
title: Radical Ethical Altruism in Analytic Moral Philosophy: A Critical
Analysis.
Other:
Ethics,
Philosophy of the Human Person
Metaphysics,
Epistemology, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Medieval,
Continental
Phenomenology (with focus on Scheler, von Hildebrand,
Wojtyla).
August
1999 to Present:
(On sabbatical in the U.S. 20007/08 academic year)
(Typically
I teach three, occasionally four, of these each semester)
PHL
113 Philosophy of the Human Person
PHL
211 Introduction to Metaphysics
PHL
212 Foundations of Ethics
PHL
311 Ancient Greek Philosophy
THE
301 St. Francis of
January
1997 to May 1997:
August
1995 to June 1997:
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PHL
105 Foundations of
Philosophy |
Taught
5 times |
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PHL
350 Greek and Medieval
Philosophy |
2
times |
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THE
105 Foundations of
Theology |
2
times |
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THE
200 Christian
Approaches to Morality |
2
times |
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GER
101 Elementary German
I |
1
time |
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GER
102 Elementary German
II |
1
time |
January
1995 to May 1995:
January
1994 to May 1994:
St.
Bonaventure University (Teaching assistant):
August
1993:
The
Publications:
Articles:
A Body that Expresses
a Person: Max Scheler’s Impact on John Paul II’s Theology of
the Body. Forthcoming in the Proceedings of Man and Woman He Created Them,
John Paul II’s Theology of the Body An International Symposium, May 18 – 20,
2007,
Personhood, the Soul
and Non-Conscious Human Beings: Some Critical Reflections on
Recent Forms of Argumentation within the Pro-Life Movement. Forthcoming in
Life and Learning XVII, Conference Proceedings of University Faculty for Life,
The Meaning of
Suffering in the Thought of Max Scheler and Karol Wojtyla/Pope
John Paul II. Forthcoming
in the Proceedings of The Phenomenology of John Paul II, Dec.
1-2, 2006, sponsored by the
University. (Available now from author).
The Uniqueness
of Persons in the Life and Thought of Karol Wojtyła/Pope John Paul
II,
with Emphasis on His Indebtedness to Max Scheler. Forthcoming. This paper was given
at “Karol Wojtyla’s Philosophical Legacy,” March 22-23, 2006,
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/euthanasia/eu0034.html
Opposed
Conceptions of the Nature and Meaning of Suffering.
3rd Global Conference:
Making Sense of: Health, Illness and Disease July 5 - July 9, 2004. St
Catherine’s College,
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/mso/hid/hid3/Colosi%20paper.pdf
The Heresy of the Franciscan
Spirituals. The Cord. 48.1 (1998): 7-17.
The Life of Blessed John
Duns Scotus. The Cord. 45.3 (1995):5-10.
Biographical
Register of the Franciscan Institute.
Franciscan
Studies. 51 (1991): 152-197.
Co-authored with Rega Wood and Conrad Harkins,
O.F.M.
Book
reviews:
translations:
The
Buttiglione Case As Seen By Buttiglione.
(Spanish to English).
(
http://www.godspy.com/reviews/The-Buttiglione-case-as-seen-by-Buttiglione.cfm
The So-called Prayer of St.
Francis. (German
to English)
Greyfriars Review 10.3
(1996): 237-55. Translation of: Schulz, Frieder. “Das
sogenannte Franziskusgebet.”Jahrbuch fuer Liturgik und Hymnologie. 13 (1968):
39-53.
Conference
Planning:
Conceived, organized and ran a
conference entitled: “Man and Woman He Created Them: John Paul
II’s
Theology of the Body, an International Symposium.” May 18 – 20, 2007,
Gaming,
will appear in book form.
Selected
Presentations/Conferences:
A
Body that Expresses a Person: Max Scheler’s Impact on John Paul II’s Theology of
the
Body.
Presented at Man and Woman He Created Them,
John Paul II’s Theology of the Body An International Symposium, May 18 –
20, 2007,
Recent Forms of Argumentation within the Pro-Life Movement.
Presented at: University Faculty
for Life,
The
Meaning of Suffering in the Thought of Max Scheler and Karol Wojtyla/Pope
John
Paul II.
Presented at: The Phenomenology of John Paul II,
A
Growing Gap – Living and Forgotten Christian Roots in Europe and the
This
conference grew out of a critical discussion between the Christoph Cardinal
Schönborn and George Weigel related to Weigel’s book The Cube and the
Cathedral (Basic Books, 2005). I attended and participated
in work group discussions, along with a group of approximately 65 international
scholars and politicians, at the personal invitation of the Cardinal. The
conference took place at
his residence in
The
Uniqueness of Persons in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II, with
Emphasis on His Indebtedness to Max Scheler.
Presented at: Karol Wojtyla’s Philosophical Legacy, a conference
sponsored by
Personhood,
the Soul and Non-conscious Human Beings: 4 arguments for the immorality of
embryonic stem cell research.
Lecture delivered at The Pontifical University of Santa Croce, Faculty of
Philosophy,
Mother
Teresa, John Paul II and Christian Personalism vs. Peter Singer and
Utilitarianism: Two Radically Opposed Conceptions of the Nature and Meaning of
Family.
Presented at the European Regional Dialogue For the Doha International
Conference on the Family for the 10th anniversary of the United
Nations Year of the Family,
Personhood,
The Soul and Non-conscious Human Beings.
John
Paul II and Christian Personalism vs. Peter Singer and Utilitarianism:Two
Radically Opposed Conceptions of the Nature and Meaning of
Suffering.
Presented at: The 3rd Global Conference: Making Sense of: Health, Illness and Disease July 5 - July 9, 2004 St Catherine’s College, Oxford University
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/mso/hid/hid3/Colosi%20paper.pdf
The
Life of St. Francis and The Town of
Lecture to prepare 150 students for a pilgrimage/tour of
Aristotle
and Personalist-Phenomenological-Realism vs. Altruism and
Egoism.
Presented at: The Sixth
International Conference on Persons,
Main address of the Festveranstaltung anlässlich des 100.
Geburtstags von Pater Prof. Dr. Philotheus Böhner OFM on
Lecture
series of The Peace and Justice Task Force of Alvernia College,
Other
Professional Activities:
The Ethics of Altruism, The
Sixth International Conference on
Persons,
Organized
and ran all logistics of the conference at the conference site, including
excursions to places of interest in the region for the
participants.
Friedrich Hayek and The
Constitution of
Sante
Fe NM, April 11-13, 1997.
Attended
on a full
scholarship including
airfare and
accommodations from The
Liberty Fund.
Towards a Free and Virtuous
Society, an Acton Institute Symposium,
The Free Society and Centesimus
Annus,
University
Service:
Languages:
Fluent:
German
Very
good reading and speaking: Spanish
Competent:
Italian, Latin
Professional
Memberships:
a. American Philosophical
Association
b. American Catholic Philosophical
Association
c. Society of Catholic Social
Scientists
Scholarships,
Awards:
Graduate
Assistantship,
St. Bonaventure University,
Full
Tuition Scholarship,
The
Outstanding
Achievement Award
for Franciscan Studies, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY, May
1995.