In 2006, lecturer in philosophy at Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College Fr John Owens, SM, set about reading everything he could about American philosopher Richard Rorty. The Kiwi academic ended up publishing a book in 2019. The book, “Rorty, Religion and Metaphysics” was launched on August 5, at the Catholic Theological College on Ponsonby Read more
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German philosopher criticises Pope’s cult of spontaneity
Friday, May 1st, 2015
A leading German philosopher has criticised what he called Pope Francis’s cult of spontaneity and his favouring of deeds over ideas. In an interview in German Catholic journal Herder Korrespondenz, Professor Robert Spaemann said the Pope’s cult of spontaneity is not helpful. “In the Vatican, some people are already sighing: ‘Today, he has already again Read more