Curriculum Vitae
Giuseppe Butera, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., L.M.S.
Home Address: 224 Bowen St.
Providence, RI 02906
Tel.: 401-454-0896
DOB: April 26, 1966
Office Address: Department of Philosophy
124 Siena Hall
Providence College
Providence, RI 02918
Tel.: 401-865-1103
Education
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L.M.S. (Licence in Mediaeval Studies), fall 2004
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Ontario
“On the Moral Status of the First Principle of Practical Reason in Aquinas’s Natural Law
Theory”
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Ph.D. (Philosophy), spring 2001
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
“Thomas Aquinas on Reason’s Control of the Passions in the Virtue of Temperance”
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Doctoral coursework, 1991-92
The University of Toronto
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M.A. (Philosophy), 1991
The University of Toronto
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B.Sc. (Physics and Philosophy double major), 1990
The University of Toronto, New College
Teaching Experience
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Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
Associate Professor, 2004-present
Courses Taught:
DWC101: Development of Western Civilization I
DWC102: Development of Western Civilization II
PHL 101: Logic
PHL 103: Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 200: Introduction to the Philosophy of St. Thomas
PHL 202: General Ethics
PHL 207: The Philosophy of the Human Person
PHL 212: Medieval Philosophy
PHL 300: Ancient Philosophy
PHL 330: Wisdom of Aquinas
PHL 426: Metaphysics
PHL 470: Special Topics—Thomistic Ethics
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The University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2003-2004
Courses Taught:
Phi 1301: Philosophy and the Ethical Life
Phi 4337/5306: Philosophy of God [an undergraduate course also listed as a
graduate level course]
Phi 4334: Bioethics
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The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Lecturer, Philosophy, 2001-2002
Course taught (each semester):
Philosophy 101: Introduction to Philosophy
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The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Lecturer, School of Philosophy, 1997-2001
Courses taught:
Philosophy 201: The Classical Mind
Philosophy 202: The Modern Mind
Other Teaching Experience
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The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
School of Architecture and Planning
Seminar Discussion Leader, October 1997
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The University of Toronto
Teaching Assistant, 1991-92
Business Ethics (ran a tutorial and graded student work)
Symbolic Logic (graded student work)
Related Experience
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The American Maritain Association Book Series
General Editor, 2013 to present
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The Review of Metaphysics, Washington, D.C.
Managing Editor, 1994-96
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Membership in Professional Organizations
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American Maritain Association
Membership in Honor Societies
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Phi Sigma Tau
Fellowships
2002-2003
2001-2002
1991-1992
Gilson Fellowship, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Philosophy of Religion,
The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship, Toronto, Ontario
Scholarships
1998
1996
1995
1992-1995
John K. Ryan Scholarship
Mallory Fellowship
John K. Ryan Scholarship
John Quasten Scholarship
Articles
2013
“Incomplete Persons: Thomas Aquinas on Separated Souls and the Identity of the
Human Person.” In Distinction of Being: Philosophical Approaches to Reality.
Ed. Nikolaj Zunic. Washington, D.C.: American Maritain Association. Pp. 61-80.
2010
“Thomas Aquinas and Cognitive Therapy: An Exploration of the Promise of the
Thomistic Psychology.” Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 17, no. 4:34766.
2010
“Second Harvest: Further Reflections on the Promise of the Thomistic
Psychology.” Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 17, no. 4:377-83.
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2008
“The Immaterial Grounds of Transcendentality: A Thomistic Response to Terry
Klein’s ‘Spirit in the World.’” Saint Anselm Journal 6, no. 1:2-6.
2007
“On the Moral Status of the First Principle of Practical Reason in Aquinas’s
Natural Law Theory.” The Thomist 71, no. 4:609–31.
2006
“On Reason’s Control of the Passions in Aquinas’ Theory of Temperance.”
Medieval Studies, vol. 68:133–60.
Edited Volumes
2011
Reading the Cosmos: Science, Nature, and Wisdom. Washington, D.C.: The
American Jacques Maritain Association.
Papers Presented at Conferences
2012
“A Response to Fr. John Conley’s ‘Interpreting Vatican II: Beyond
Continuity/Discontinuity.’” Presented at the American Maritain Association
Meeting, October 11, 2012, Philadelphia, PA.
2011
“Word and Deed: Living the Vocation of the Catholic Philosopher.” Presented at
the American Maritain Association Meeting, October 15, 2011, Notre Dame, IN.
2009
“Thomas Aquinas on Reason’s Control of the Passions in the Virtue of Fortitude.”
Presented at the American Maritain Association Meeting, October 23, 2009,
Houston, TX.
2008
“Response-ability.” Presented at the conference, “Responding to the Crisis of
Responsibility: A Philosophical Challenge,” in honor of Professor Thomas
Langan, at St. Michael’s College, The University of Toronto, September 27, 2008,
Toronto, Ontario. (Invited paper.)
2008
“The Immaterial Grounds of Transcendentality: A Thomistic Response to Terry
Klein’s ‘Spirit in the World.’” Presented at the Metaphysics Colloquium of the
Institute for Saint Anselm Studies, June 11–12, 2008, Manchester, NH. (Invited
paper.)
2007
“On the Identity of the Human Person: A Critique of Eleonore Stump.” Presented
at the American Maritain Association Meeting, October 27, 2007, Notre Dame,
IN.
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2006
“On What a ‘More Natural Science’ Might Look Like.” Presented at the
American Maritain Association Meeting, November 3, 2006, Nashville, TN.
2004
“On the Moral Status of the First Principle of Practical Reason in Aquinas’s Natural
Law Theory.” Presented at the American Maritain Association Meeting, October 21,
2004, Atlanta, GA.
2003
“Scotus’s Misreading of Aquinas: A Defense of Aquinas’s Theory of
Temperance.” Presented at the American Maritain Association Meeting, October
16, 2003, Chicago, IL.
Invited Papers (Non-Conference)
2012
“‘A Firmer Vessel of Divine Doctrine’: The Vocation of the Catholic
Philosopher.” Presented at Thomas More College, February 17, 2012 at the
invitation of William E. Fahey, the president of the college.
2010
“Freud, Beck and Aquinas: Toward a Thomistic Synthesis of Psychoanalytic
Theory and Cognitive Psychology.” Presented at the induction ceremony of Phi
Sigma Tau, April 15, 2010, at Providence College.
2010
“Aquinas among the Psychologists: A Thomistic Grounding for Cognitive
Therapy.” Presented at St. Jerome’s University at the invitation of the philosophy
department, March 3, 2010, Waterloo, Ontario.
Papers Presented at Scholarly Seminars
2003
“On the Moral Status of the First Principle of Practical Reason in Aquinas’s
Thought.” Presented at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar,
March 13, 2003.
2002
“Aquinas on Natural Law: The Moral Status of the First Principle of Practical
Reason in Summa theologiae I-II, q. 94, a. 2.” Presented at the Pontifical Institute
of Mediaeval Studies Seminar, November 28, 2002.
2002
“On Aquinas’s Theory of Temperance.” Presented at the Center for Philosophy of
Religion Friday Colloquium, University of Notre Dame, January 28 to February 8,
2002.
Book Reviews
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2012
Review of Nicholas E. Lombardo, The Logic of Desire: Aquinas on Emotion.
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2011. Pp. xiii +
320, in The Review of Metaphysics 64, no. 4:879-81.
2010
Review of Gregory T. Doolan, Aquinas on the Divine Ideas as Exemplar Causes.
Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2008. Pp. xviii + 277, in
Religious Studies Review 36, no. 1.
2008
Review of Craig Steven Titus, Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude: Aquinas in
Dialogue with the Psychosocial Sciences. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic
University of America, 2006. Pp. xii + 411, in Religious Studies Review 34, no.3.
2008
Review of Jaun F. Franck, From The Nature of Mind to Personal Dignity: The
Significance of Rosmini’s Philosophy. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University
of America, 2006. Pp. vi + 209, in The Review of Metaphysics 61, no. 3:628–29.
2007
Review of Russell Hittinger, The First Grace: Rediscovering the Natural Law in
a Post-Christian World. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2003. Pp. xlvi + 334, in
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 81, no. 4:675–78.
2006
Review of Kevin J. Corcoran, Rethinking Human Nature: A Christian Materialist
Alternative to the Soul. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. Pp. 152, in
Faith and Reason 31, no. 3:438–43.
2004
Review of Robert George, Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in
Crisis. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2001. Pp. xvi + 299, in Faith and Reason 24,
nos. 2–4: 345–54.
Refereeing
The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (refereed one entry).
The Thomist (refereed two articles).
Christian Scholar’s Review (referred one article).
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