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October 2005
- New President
- John Paul II Award to be Presented to Leonard Leo
- Centre for Philosophical Psychology Lectures 2005
- The John Henry Cardinal Newman Lecture Series
New President
Rev. John Hopkins, L.C., M.A., S.T.L., has been selected to serve as the President of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences by the board of directors. Fr. Hopkins, who has been the acting President since Fall 2004, replaces Fr. Richard Gill, LC., as the head of the Institute. Fr. Hopkins is the second President in the history of the Institute. We wish him the best as he guides the continued growth and development of IPS.
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John Paul II Award to be Presented To Leonard Leo
On Thursday November 3rd, 2005, the Institute for the Psychological Sciences will honor Mr. Leonard Leo at the sixth annual John Paul II Award Dinner. The John Paul II Award is the highest honor awarded by the Institute. It is presented to individuals who successfully promote and exemplify Pope John Paul II's understanding of the nature and dignity of the human person. Mr. Leo serves as the Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, an organization of conservatives dedicated to traditional legal principles and interested in the current state of the legal order.
Mr. Leo has participated actively in a number of political activities. He helps lead a coalition of outside groups in defense of the prompt confirmation of the President’s judicial nominees, and serves as National Co-Chairman of RNC Catholic Outreach. He served as a Catholic strategist to the 2004 Bush-Cheney Campaign.
Leonard Leo received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1989. He is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, D.C. Circuit, Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey Bars.
Mr. Leo resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Sally and their four children Margaret, Anthony, Elizabeth, and Thaddeus. He is active in the affairs of the Catholic Church, serving as a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and as a member of the boards of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, the Youth Leadership Foundation, the Men’s Leadership Foundation, and the Catholic Action Network.
In the past, the John Paul II Award has been presented to:
2000 George Weigel and Mary Cunningham Agee
2001 Honorable Henry Hyde
2002 Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ
2003 Senator and Mrs. Rick Santorum
2004 Austin and Cathy Cleaver Ruse
The Institute wishes to thank Mr. Leo for his work and wishes him continued success.
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Centre for Philosophical Psychology Lectures 2005
In order to develop and promote a deeper theoretical understanding of the human person, The Scholarly Research Centre of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences has established The Centre for Philosophical Psychology, in collaboration with Blackfriars Hall at the University of Oxford in England.
The Centre for Philosophical Psychology aims to promote reflection, research and writing on philosophical psychology. Philosophical psychology is established neither by empirical nor by clinical psychology. Rather, as a philosophical and systematic reflection on both the human person and on society, it provides a basis for them. It can examine the possibilities for an integrated psychology that draws on ethical, social, and spiritual resources.
The Centre for Philosophical Psychology will be hosting four public lectures given by the Rev. Fergus Kerr, O.P. on the following topics:
Wittgenstein and Catholicism
Wittgenstein and Psychology
Wittgenstein and the Problem of 'Other Minds'
Wittgenstein and His Legacy in the Philosophy of Mind
All are invited to attend.
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The John Henry Cardinal Newman Lecture Series
The Cardinal Newman Lecture Series is an annual program hosted by the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. Now in its fourth year, the Newman Lectures feature speakers who are widely recognized for their contributions to the fields of psychology, moral and political philosophy, theology, and law. The Institute promotes this interdisciplinary dialogue to advance the integration of modern social, psychological and Catholic thought. Lectures are free to the public and students are encouraged to attend.
The next lecture is on: November 11, 2005
Given by: Daniel N. Robinson, Ph. D.
Topic: Reason and Passion, Again
For more information on this lecture, or those in the future, click here.