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The Centre for Philosophical Psychology at Blackfriars Hall
Blackfriar Hall front gateIn 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 hosts a Visiting Scholar Program at the University of Oxford. Internationally known scholars are invited to study, conduct research while in residence at Oxford, and publish their work upon completion of the appointment. The visiting scholars receive the status of “Visiting Fellow” in Theology at Blackfriars. At present there are two Visiting Professorships per year; the schedule so far is as follows:
2004-2005
* Rev. Ceslas Bernard Bourdin, O.P., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Universite catholique, Lille)
* Rev. Fergus Kerr, O.P., Ph.D. (Blackfriars Hall, Oxford)
2005-2006
* Paul Gondreau, S.T.D. (Associate Professor, Providence College)
* Kenneth Schmitz, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; Fellow of Trinity College)
2006-2007
* Rev. Daniel Bourgeois (Professor, Seminaire de Nice; Institut superieur de theologie de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Institut catholique de Lyon)
Research Project: The Ontological Structure of Sacramentality as Signification
The subject of investigation is first of all fundamental research on the ontological structure of signification and sacramentality in the Catholic theological tradition, based on the study of two major figures in this tradition, St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. If, following St. Augustine, we understand the Christian mystery as a real conviviality between God and humanity, this reality of the mystery expresses itself in a specific order, in an order of signs, comparable to a language that can be called sacramentality. Next, we will demonstrate that this Augustinian heritage was rediscovered by Thomas Aquinas toward the end of his life, and that he gave to it an original metaphysical depth: in the creative act, God produced the world by His Word and invested it with the richness of His being, which is signified in the signs of His creation. Following upon this historical account, a stage of more recent research will explore in what measure such a conception of “general” sacramentality, inherited from the whole of antique thought on the relations between reality, thought and language might not benefit from the input of certain approaches of contemporary linguistics.
* Rev. Kevin Flannery, S.J., Ph.D. (Dean of Philosophy, Gregorian University, Rome)
Research Project: This research project is focused on a book with the tentative title Aristotle’s Philosophical Psychology.
Philosophical psychology, as I understand it, includes what many philosophers call ‘action theory’ but also the theory of how human acts bear upon the psychology (the soul) of the person who performs them. I envision eight areas of research: an account of the voluntary (hekousion) and related concepts, such as choice (prohairesis), will or wish (boul?sis), and human action (praxis); the Eudemian Ethics’ (ii,7) treatment of the voluntary in relation with the treatment of ‘circumstances’ in the Nicomachean Ethics iii,1 (1111a3ff); Aristotle’s handling of the first principle of practical reason; his Physics as applied to the analysis of human action; the role of compulsion (bia) in his ethics; whether his ethics can properly be called a science, as a system of causality; the order that law brings to “practical causality;” and the “logic of satisfactoriness” in Aristotle’s account of practical reasoning.
Blackfriar Hall front gateIn 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 hosts a Visiting Scholar Program at the University of Oxford. Internationally known scholars are invited to study, conduct research while in residence at Oxford, and publish their work upon completion of the appointment. The visiting scholars receive the status of “Visiting Fellow” in Theology at Blackfriars. At present there are two Visiting Professorships per year; the schedule so far is as follows:
2004-2005
* Rev. Ceslas Bernard Bourdin, O.P., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Universite catholique, Lille)
* Rev. Fergus Kerr, O.P., Ph.D. (Blackfriars Hall, Oxford)
2005-2006
* Paul Gondreau, S.T.D. (Associate Professor, Providence College)
* Kenneth Schmitz, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; Fellow of Trinity College)
2006-2007
* Rev. Daniel Bourgeois (Professor, Seminaire de Nice; Institut superieur de theologie de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Institut catholique de Lyon)
Research Project: The Ontological Structure of Sacramentality as Signification
The subject of investigation is first of all fundamental research on the ontological structure of signification and sacramentality in the Catholic theological tradition, based on the study of two major figures in this tradition, St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. If, following St. Augustine, we understand the Christian mystery as a real conviviality between God and humanity, this reality of the mystery expresses itself in a specific order, in an order of signs, comparable to a language that can be called sacramentality. Next, we will demonstrate that this Augustinian heritage was rediscovered by Thomas Aquinas toward the end of his life, and that he gave to it an original metaphysical depth: in the creative act, God produced the world by His Word and invested it with the richness of His being, which is signified in the signs of His creation. Following upon this historical account, a stage of more recent research will explore in what measure such a conception of “general” sacramentality, inherited from the whole of antique thought on the relations between reality, thought and language might not benefit from the input of certain approaches of contemporary linguistics.
* Rev. Kevin Flannery, S.J., Ph.D. (Dean of Philosophy, Gregorian University, Rome)
Research Project: This research project is focused on a book with the tentative title Aristotle’s Philosophical Psychology.
Philosophical psychology, as I understand it, includes what many philosophers call ‘action theory’ but also the theory of how human acts bear upon the psychology (the soul) of the person who performs them. I envision eight areas of research: an account of the voluntary (hekousion) and related concepts, such as choice (prohairesis), will or wish (boul?sis), and human action (praxis); the Eudemian Ethics’ (ii,7) treatment of the voluntary in relation with the treatment of ‘circumstances’ in the Nicomachean Ethics iii,1 (1111a3ff); Aristotle’s handling of the first principle of practical reason; his Physics as applied to the analysis of human action; the role of compulsion (bia) in his ethics; whether his ethics can properly be called a science, as a system of causality; the order that law brings to “practical causality;” and the “logic of satisfactoriness” in Aristotle’s account of practical reasoning.
Four Public Lectures
By Rev. Fergus Kerr, O.P.
Wittgenstein and Catholicism
Wittgenstein and Psychology
Wittgenstein and the Problem of 'Other Minds'
Wittgenstein and His Legacy in the Philosophy of Mind
Read Lectures here
By Rev. Fergus Kerr, O.P.
Wittgenstein and CatholicismWittgenstein and Psychology
Wittgenstein and the Problem of 'Other Minds'
Wittgenstein and His Legacy in the Philosophy of Mind
Read Lectures here
John Paul II Awards Dinner
* Biography of Leonard Leo
* Biography of C. Boyden Gray
Biography of Leonard Leo
Leonard A. 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. In that capacity, Mr Leo manages the projects, programs and publications of a nationwide network of about 35,000 lawyers. He also directs the Federalist Society's government, media, and corporate relations.
Before joining the Federalist Society, Mr. Leo served as a law clerk to Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also briefly served as an associate attorney in the New Jersey law firm of Sills Beck, participating in the firm's regulatory and general litigation practice.
Mr. Leo has participated actively in the affairs of the bar, serving as an officer of the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law. He also has served as a consultant on a number of legislative and litigation projects involving banking regulation, property rights, discrimination law, judicial selection, regulatory reform, federalism, and freedom of speech. He has published articles on presidential war powers, executive privilege, legislative responses to judicial activism, casino regulation, takings, and several federal civil procedure issues. With James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal, he is the co-editor of Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and Worst in the White House (Simon & Shuster 2004).
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 and his undergraduate degree with high honors from Cornell University in 1987. 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.
Biography of C. Boyden Gray
C. Boyden Gray serves as Co-Chairman of Citizens for a Sound Economy. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section of the ABA. He is a member of Harvard University’s Committee on University Development and sits on the board of trustees of a number of organizations, including the Washington Scholarship Fund, St. Mark’s School and National Cathedral School. He also served on the Bush-Cheney Transition Department of Justice Advisory Committee.
Mr. Gray's regulatory practice emphasizes health and environmental issues, including those relating to biotechnology, trade, clean air and risk management. He is widely credited with having triggered the Clean Air Act acid rain emissions trading system and the use of market incentives in connection with the phase-out of CFCs under the Montreal Protocol, as well as internal FDA reforms that incentivized the growth of biotechnology.
Mr. Gray’s experience at the highest levels of government enhances his efforts on behalf of clients in matters involving the OMB, EPA, FDA, SEC, FCC and other regulatory agencies and congressional legislation. He joined the law firm of Wilmer Hale in 1969, leaving in 1981 to serve as legal counsel to then-Vice President Bush. He went on to serve as counsel to the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, chaired by Vice President Bush, before becoming Bush’s Counsel during his term as President of the United States. Mr. Gray returned to the firm in 1993.
In addition to his environmental work, Mr. Gray has extensive experience with FDA new drug approval procedures, and was one of the principal architects of the 1997 FDAMA legislation, the first FDA reform legislation in 60 years. He represented software developers in the Microsoft antitrust case, as well as other clients in legislative struggles over antitrust and other matters at the federal level. Mr. Gray served as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps Reserve from 1965-1970.
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* Biography of Leonard Leo
* Biography of C. Boyden Gray
Biography of Leonard Leo
Leonard A. 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. In that capacity, Mr Leo manages the projects, programs and publications of a nationwide network of about 35,000 lawyers. He also directs the Federalist Society's government, media, and corporate relations.
Before joining the Federalist Society, Mr. Leo served as a law clerk to Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also briefly served as an associate attorney in the New Jersey law firm of Sills Beck, participating in the firm's regulatory and general litigation practice.
Mr. Leo has participated actively in the affairs of the bar, serving as an officer of the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law. He also has served as a consultant on a number of legislative and litigation projects involving banking regulation, property rights, discrimination law, judicial selection, regulatory reform, federalism, and freedom of speech. He has published articles on presidential war powers, executive privilege, legislative responses to judicial activism, casino regulation, takings, and several federal civil procedure issues. With James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal, he is the co-editor of Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and Worst in the White House (Simon & Shuster 2004).
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 and his undergraduate degree with high honors from Cornell University in 1987. 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.
Biography of C. Boyden Gray
C. Boyden Gray serves as Co-Chairman of Citizens for a Sound Economy. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section of the ABA. He is a member of Harvard University’s Committee on University Development and sits on the board of trustees of a number of organizations, including the Washington Scholarship Fund, St. Mark’s School and National Cathedral School. He also served on the Bush-Cheney Transition Department of Justice Advisory Committee.
Mr. Gray's regulatory practice emphasizes health and environmental issues, including those relating to biotechnology, trade, clean air and risk management. He is widely credited with having triggered the Clean Air Act acid rain emissions trading system and the use of market incentives in connection with the phase-out of CFCs under the Montreal Protocol, as well as internal FDA reforms that incentivized the growth of biotechnology.
Mr. Gray’s experience at the highest levels of government enhances his efforts on behalf of clients in matters involving the OMB, EPA, FDA, SEC, FCC and other regulatory agencies and congressional legislation. He joined the law firm of Wilmer Hale in 1969, leaving in 1981 to serve as legal counsel to then-Vice President Bush. He went on to serve as counsel to the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, chaired by Vice President Bush, before becoming Bush’s Counsel during his term as President of the United States. Mr. Gray returned to the firm in 1993.
In addition to his environmental work, Mr. Gray has extensive experience with FDA new drug approval procedures, and was one of the principal architects of the 1997 FDAMA legislation, the first FDA reform legislation in 60 years. He represented software developers in the Microsoft antitrust case, as well as other clients in legislative struggles over antitrust and other matters at the federal level. Mr. Gray served as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps Reserve from 1965-1970.
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IPS Faculty & Students Present at SCSS Conference
May 20, 2005 - Society of Catholic Social Scientists Spring Conference - IPS Faculty and Students were among the presentors at the annual conference of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists (SCSS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Future of Catholics in Psychology: Missionaries in Need of a Method. (Powerpoint Presentation)
Carleton A. Palmer, Ph. D., Assistant Professor and Director of the M.S. Program at IPS.
The Road to Catholic Psychology Integration: Hazards and Hopes.
Andrew J. Sodergren, MS, MTS, and Psy.D. Student at Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The Theological Basis for Integrating Psychology and Theology.
Greg Kolodziejczak, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The Nature of Emotion in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla.
Whitney R. Jacobs, MS Student at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Psychology of Religious Conversion: Interpretations Based on Attachment Theory and Socio-Psychological Theories.
Peter E. Martin, MS, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Counseling in Catholic Schools: Integrating Faith with Everyday Practice.
Maureen E. McMahon, MS, School Counselor at Bishop O'Connell High School
Intrinsically Motivated Forgiveness as a More Effective Response to Injustice.
Eric Gudan, MS Student at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Motivational Factors and Orientations of Post-Abortive Women Who Seek Psychological Help: A Self-Report Study Using Rachel's Vinyard Retreats.
Christina Lynch, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
May 20, 2005 - Society of Catholic Social Scientists Spring Conference - IPS Faculty and Students were among the presentors at the annual conference of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists (SCSS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Future of Catholics in Psychology: Missionaries in Need of a Method. (Powerpoint Presentation)
Carleton A. Palmer, Ph. D., Assistant Professor and Director of the M.S. Program at IPS.
The Road to Catholic Psychology Integration: Hazards and Hopes.
Andrew J. Sodergren, MS, MTS, and Psy.D. Student at Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The Theological Basis for Integrating Psychology and Theology.
Greg Kolodziejczak, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The Nature of Emotion in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla.
Whitney R. Jacobs, MS Student at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Psychology of Religious Conversion: Interpretations Based on Attachment Theory and Socio-Psychological Theories.
Peter E. Martin, MS, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Counseling in Catholic Schools: Integrating Faith with Everyday Practice.
Maureen E. McMahon, MS, School Counselor at Bishop O'Connell High School
Intrinsically Motivated Forgiveness as a More Effective Response to Injustice.
Eric Gudan, MS Student at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Motivational Factors and Orientations of Post-Abortive Women Who Seek Psychological Help: A Self-Report Study Using Rachel's Vinyard Retreats.
Christina Lynch, Psy.D. Candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The Institute Receives Accreditation
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters and doctoral degrees.
On December 6th, 2005, the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS) granted initial accreditation to the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. This decision is retroactive to January 1, 2005.
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a graduate institution of higher education located in Arlington, Virginia offering masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology. It was founded and charted by the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia in 1998. The mission of the Institute is dedicated to the renewal of the Christian intellectual tradition and the development of a psychology consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church and in constructive dialogue with the modern world, thereby creating a psychology informed by faith and reason.
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of six regional higher education accrediting organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. The Commission on Colleges is the representative body of the College Delegate Assembly and is charged with carrying out the accreditation process. According to the Commission on Colleges, accreditation signifies that an institution has a purpose appropriate to higher education and has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that purpose. Accreditation indicates that an institution maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, and that it is achieving its stated objectives.
This is tremendous news for all involved with the Institute. Despite being in the middle of final exams, students, staff and faculty took the time to celebrate this important milestone in the young history of the Institute. Michael Horne, a doctoral student, responded to the news saying, "It's good to see the school recognized for all that it has accomplished in such a short period of time. This is reassurance that we [the students] are on the right path, and in the right place. Now it's up to us to become the best clinicians we can." Congratulations are in order to all who worked on this momentous achievement. It is the intent of the Institute to next pursue accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) which is the last step before full recognition of the high academic and professional caliber of the program.
Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS)
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur GA. 30033 (404) 679-4500
Read the December 6th Press Release
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters and doctoral degrees.
On December 6th, 2005, the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS) granted initial accreditation to the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. This decision is retroactive to January 1, 2005.
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a graduate institution of higher education located in Arlington, Virginia offering masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology. It was founded and charted by the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia in 1998. The mission of the Institute is dedicated to the renewal of the Christian intellectual tradition and the development of a psychology consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church and in constructive dialogue with the modern world, thereby creating a psychology informed by faith and reason.
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of six regional higher education accrediting organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. The Commission on Colleges is the representative body of the College Delegate Assembly and is charged with carrying out the accreditation process. According to the Commission on Colleges, accreditation signifies that an institution has a purpose appropriate to higher education and has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that purpose. Accreditation indicates that an institution maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, and that it is achieving its stated objectives.
This is tremendous news for all involved with the Institute. Despite being in the middle of final exams, students, staff and faculty took the time to celebrate this important milestone in the young history of the Institute. Michael Horne, a doctoral student, responded to the news saying, "It's good to see the school recognized for all that it has accomplished in such a short period of time. This is reassurance that we [the students] are on the right path, and in the right place. Now it's up to us to become the best clinicians we can." Congratulations are in order to all who worked on this momentous achievement. It is the intent of the Institute to next pursue accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) which is the last step before full recognition of the high academic and professional caliber of the program.
Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS)
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur GA. 30033 (404) 679-4500
Read the December 6th Press Release
Strategic Plan 2005-2010
SACS Compliance Certificate
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