Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R
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Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R (April 17, 1908 in New Brunswick, Canada - October 30, 2005) was a Roman Catholic priest and philosopher. He taught for a number of years at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto. His work centered on the metaphyics of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. His writings are essential for anyone working in this field.
(Note that Fr Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R is frequently confused in citations and library cataloguing with Fr Joseph Owens, S.J., author of a frequently cited work on Rastafarianism, and social worker and educator for many years in Central America.)
[edit] Published works (selection)
- The Doctrine of Being in the Aristotelian Metaphysics ISBN 0888444095
- History of Ancient Western Philosphy ISBN 0133890988
- Saint Thomas and the Future of Metaphysics ISBN 0874621224
- An elementary Christian metaphysics ISBN 0268009163
- Aristotle, The Collected Papers of Joseph Owens, ed. J. Catan ISBN 087395534X
- St Thomas on the existence of God ISBN 0873954017
- An interpretation of existence ISBN 0268011575
- Cognition ISBN 0268007918
- Towards a Christian Philosophy ISBN 0813207088
- Some Philosophical Issues in Moral Matters: The Collected Ethical Writings of Joseph Owens, ed. D. Billy and T. Kennedy ISBN 0920980686
- Human Destiny: Some Problems for Catholic Philosophy ISBN 0813206049
