As a scholar, I work primarily in the early philosophical thought of Karol Wojtyla / Pope John Paul II. For example I've highlighted his consideration of Descartes in my peer-reviewed book: "The Problem of the Idea of Culture in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II" (2020, Roman, Littlefield, Lexington) The conclusions therein hold direct importance for the fields of epistemology, anthropology, and ethics, and have indirect implications for numerous other areas, such as the philosophy of culture.
The result of that work is a newfound ability to reconcile the experience of the human person as seen, on the one hand, in the ancient and medieval philosophy of being and on the other, in the modern philosophies of consciousness. As a result of Wojtyla's work and my analysis the "experience of man" can now be presented as a whole unity rather than as two unreconcilable accounts.
As a student of Prof. Rocco Buttiglione and the late Judge Martin Kriele my research also includes themes in political philosophy.
I maintain, on an average, writing two papers a year and two conferences per year.
This year I'm finishing a larger work possibly a 2nd book on "John Paul II's Critique of Capitalism" which examines his anthropological considerations in relation to what he claims to be deficiencies in certain concepts - relating persons and economies - in both Capitalism and Marxism. This is in the pre-publication phase and will take into account his work in relation to the 2008 financial crisis and several current monetary concerns for the U.S. dollar. It will show that his warnings have been prophetic predicting our current state of affairs. It will suggest he is still capable of offering valuable insights to arrive at a more sustainable economic model.
In order to remain relevant to developing technologies I remain informed on blockchain technology, AI enhanced research and programming trends and where appropriate employ these technologies in the classroom and encourage students to make use of technologies which do not compromise originality but rather support it.
The result of that work is a newfound ability to reconcile the experience of the human person as seen, on the one hand, in the ancient and medieval philosophy of being and on the other, in the modern philosophies of consciousness. As a result of Wojtyla's work and my analysis the "experience of man" can now be presented as a whole unity rather than as two unreconcilable accounts.
As a student of Prof. Rocco Buttiglione and the late Judge Martin Kriele my research also includes themes in political philosophy.
I maintain, on an average, writing two papers a year and two conferences per year.
This year I'm finishing a larger work possibly a 2nd book on "John Paul II's Critique of Capitalism" which examines his anthropological considerations in relation to what he claims to be deficiencies in certain concepts - relating persons and economies - in both Capitalism and Marxism. This is in the pre-publication phase and will take into account his work in relation to the 2008 financial crisis and several current monetary concerns for the U.S. dollar. It will show that his warnings have been prophetic predicting our current state of affairs. It will suggest he is still capable of offering valuable insights to arrive at a more sustainable economic model.
In order to remain relevant to developing technologies I remain informed on blockchain technology, AI enhanced research and programming trends and where appropriate employ these technologies in the classroom and encourage students to make use of technologies which do not compromise originality but rather support it.
Recent Publications:
Roman & Littlefield and Lexington is an Academic blind peer-reviewed publisher
Aporia is a blind peer-reviewed publication of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Wojtyla Studies is a blind peer-reviewed publication of the Pontifical John Paul II University of Crakow and The University of St. Thomas Houston.
Book:
Roman & Littlefield and Lexington is an Academic blind peer-reviewed publisher
Aporia is a blind peer-reviewed publication of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Wojtyla Studies is a blind peer-reviewed publication of the Pontifical John Paul II University of Crakow and The University of St. Thomas Houston.
Book:
(2020) "The Problem of the Idea of Culture in the Thought of John Paul II: Exposing the Disruptive Agency of the Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla" 2019 Roman & Littlefield & Lexington
Select Articles:
(2024) "Problem Konstytuowania Się Kultury W Myśli Karola Wojtyły/Jana Pawła" Translation into Polish: "The Problem of the Constitution of Culture in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II" Museum Wadowice/JPII University Krakow, Poland
(2024) "The Meaning of Witness in Wojtyla" Wojtyla Studies vlm 1(1) pgs. 78-98
(2024) "The Meaning of Witness in Wojtyla" Wojtyla Studies vlm 1(1) pgs. 78-98
(2017) “The Problem of the Constitution of Culture in Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II” Revista Aporía. International Journal for Philosophical Investigations, 12 (2017), pp. 39-54.
Recent Conferences:
(2025) ACPA Co-Organizer and Chair, Speaker/Commentator: Panel of Three Professors and One Graduate Student on “John Paul II on ‘The Gift’”
(2025) ACPA Co-Organizer and Chair, Speaker/Commentator: Panel of Three Professors and One Graduate Student on “John Paul II on ‘The Gift’”
(2024) Kurtyki Foundation Collaboration: From the Tsars to “The Tsar”. East-Central Europe in the Russia's Politics of Memory, Professor Wojciech Jerzy Materski, Co-organizer/Commentator
(2024) "Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II the Reformer" Museum Wadowice/JPII University Krakow, Poland, Speaker.
(2024) ACPA "The Perspective of Archival Discoveries in the Studies of Karol Wojtyła's Philosophy” Satellite Session 2 commentator 2
(2023) ACPA Aspects of Wojtyla's Personalism Satellite Session 1 commentator 1
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