Rev. Dr. James Dominic (Alan) ROONEY, OP
Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy
| Phone number | 3411 7295 |
|---|---|
| Email address | jdrooney@hkbu.edu.hk |
| ORCID number | 0000-0003-0087-3218 |
Degree(s):
Ph.D. Philosophy, Saint Louis University, 2020.
M.A./M.Div. Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, 2015.
M.A. Philosophy, University of Toledo, 2009.
Ph.B. Philosophy, Catholic University of America, 2008.
Research area(s):
Metaphysics: Free Will, Composition, Metaphysics of Science (esp. Biology and Physics), Meta-Metaphysics
Philosophy of Religion: Grace and Freedom, Group Activity (esp. Grace, Liturgy, Church), Religious Epistemology
History of Philosophy: Ancient, Medieval (esp. Thomas Aquinas), Chinese Confucianism (esp. Zhu Xi)
Political Philosophy: Public Reason, Perfectionism, Natural Law
Teaching area(s):
Metaphysics, Medieval Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Taught previously at:
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome), St. Louis University
Selected output(s):
- Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics: The Inevitability of Hylomorphism (Bloomsbury Academic, forthcoming).
- “Why All Classical Theists Should Believe in Physical Premotions, But It Doesn't Really Matter (For Freedom)” in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, 88 (Feb. 2020): 139-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-020-09745-z
- “What is the Value of Faith for Salvation? A Thomistic Response to Kvanvig,” in Faith and Philosophy, Vol. 36, Is. 4 (Oct. 2019): 463-490. 10.5840/faithphil20191125134
- “Grounding Relations Are Not Unified: Aquinas and Heil Versus Schaffer” in International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 59, Is. 1 (Mar. 2019): 59-64. https://doi.org/10.5840/ipq201912125
- “Believing the Incomprehensible God: Aquinas on Understanding God’s Testimony” in Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Vol. 92 (2018): 111-122. https://doi.org/10.5840/acpaproc202088101
Current project(s):
- Freedom and the Good: Beyond Classical Liberalism, edited volume on perfectionist traditions in political philosophy, with co-editor Patrick Zoll.
- “Classical Theists are Committed to the Palamite Distinction Between God’s Essence and Energies,” in Classical Theism: New Essays on the Metaphysics of God, eds. R. Koons and J. Fuqua (Routledge, forthcoming).