Philosophy can, and should, be of benefit during these extraordinary times, Kourany said. “There’s still so much to be done. And I want to help do it.”
Following the recent launch of the University of Notre Dame’s Strategic Framework, Provost John T. McGreevy this week announced the first three strategic iniatitives emerging from that plan: Democracy, Ethics, and Poverty. Three faculty members within the College Arts & Letters were appointed to lead these initiatives.
Rev. David Burrell, a University of Notre Dame professor emeritus of philosophy and theology, has passed away at the age of 90. In 1964 after earning his doctorate, Fr. Burrell taught in the Department of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame until 1980. In 1980, he served for one year as Rector at the Ecumenical Institute for Advance Theological Studies in Tantur, Israel before teaching at Notre...