Academic Retreat: Aristotle’s De Anima
An Academic Retreat at the Kingfisher Center in Austin, Texas, led by John Finley, Phd, Associate Tutor at Thomas Aquinas College (CA).
About the Leader
Dr. John Finley currently serves as a tutor at Thomas Aquinas College. Dr. Finley has also served Professor of Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis and was the Academic Director of the Valor Institute from 2022-2023.
He has authored several publications on philosophical anthropology, metaphysics, phenomenology, and Ancient and Medieval philosophy and is a member of the Aquinas Institute of Blackfriars Hall at the University of Oxford. Dr. Finley received his masters and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Dallas and his Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Aquinas College. In 2016 he was awarded a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to pursue collaborative research on the human person from the standpoints of science, medicine, philosophy, and theology, which culminated in Sexual Identity, published by Emmaus Road.
About the Text
One of Aristotle’s major and foundational treatises, De Anima is among the most influential works in classical philosophy.
The retreat is open to anyone who wishes to join others and reason together as friends, including especially
Graduate students
University professors
Teachers, educators, and school leaders
Natural scientists
Anyone with an appreciation for classical education