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R.J. Snell

Summary

American Catholic philosopher and director of academic programs at the Witherspoon Institute. Scholar of natural law, political philosophy, and the thought of Bernard Lonergan. Edits Public Discourse, the Witherspoon Institute's online journal of philosophy, ethics, and public life.

Core Contribution

Applies Lonerganian and natural law frameworks to contemporary political and cultural questions; serves as a key intellectual voice bridging Catholic philosophy and conservative public policy discourse.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • natural law
  • Lonergan
  • Catholic political philosophy
  • Witherspoon Institute
  • Public Discourse
  • conservatism

Notable Works & Achievements

Acedia and Its Discontents

The Perspective of Love

Through a Glass Darkly: Bernard Lonergan and Richard Rorty on Knowing Without a God's-Eye View

Editor, Public Discourse

Historical Influences

Bernard Lonergan John Finnis Alasdair MacIntyre Robert George

Intellectual Lineage

Bernard Lonergan natural law tradition Witherspoon Institute

Contemporaries & Peers

Robert George Ryan Anderson Patrick Lee Christopher Kaczor

Minds Influenced

conservative Catholic intellectual discourse natural law revival in public policy

Intellectual Posterity

Public Discourse journalWitherspoon Institute academic programs

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