John Joseph Haldane
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John Joseph Haldane is a leading Scottish philosopher, commentator and broadcaster. He is a Papal Adviser to the Vatican
. He is credited with coining the term Analytical Thomism
, and is himself a Thomist in the analytic tradition.
, Glasgow
. Later, he studied at the Kent Institute of Art & Design
in Rochester, Kent, and the Wimbledon School of Art
in London
for a BA in Fine Art in 1975.
He received a BA in Philosophy from Birkbeck College
, of the University of London
in 1980; a PGCE from the London University Institute of Education in 1976, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of London in 1984. He holds honorary degrees from Saint Anselm College
, New Hampshire
, USA and from the University of Glasgow
, Scotland
. He was named one of Scotland's 'Brights' in a list of the 50 top Scottish intellectuals, artists, lawyers, scientists, etc. (Herald Magazine, 2001).
and they have four children: Kirsty (b. 1988), James (b. 1990), Alice (b. 1992), and John (b. 1994).
, at the Medical School of the University of Dundee
, at the University of Malta
, at the Thomistic Institute at the University of Notre Dame
, at the University of Aberdeen
, at Denison University
, at the University of St Thomas, and the Institute for the Psychological Sciences
. He held the Royden Davis Chair of Humanities at Georgetown University
, and delivered the Gifford Lectures
at the University of Aberdeen
in 2003-04, and the Joseph Lectures at the Gregorian University in Rome.
He was appointed to the University of St Andrews
in 1983 where he has held a lectureship, a readership and as of 1994 is University Professor in Philosophy. From 1988 to 2000 and from 2002 to the present he has been Director of the University Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs. In addition, he has held fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh
, University of Edinburgh
, St John's College, Oxford
, Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University
and at the Centre for the Study of Sculpture in Leeds, England.
, Modern Painters
, Tate, and Art Monthly
, et al.
. He has contributed to a plurality of programmes including The Heart of the Matter: God Under the Microscope
, Newsnight
, and Twenty Four Hours
. He has also produced work for ITV
and PBS.
, Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman
, New Statesman
, The Herald
, Sunday Herald
, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail
, Daily Express
, Contemporary Review
and Economist Information Strategy.
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
. He is credited with coining the term Analytical Thomism
Analytical Thomism
Analytical Thomism is a philosophical movement which promotes the interchange of ideas between the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas , and modern analytic philosophy....
, and is himself a Thomist in the analytic tradition.
Education
Haldane attended Hamilton Park School, John Ogilvie Hall Preparatory School and St. Aloysius' CollegeSt. Aloysius' College, Glasgow
St. Aloysius' College is a selective fee-paying independent Jesuit school in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1859, and named after the famous Jesuit, Aloysius Gonzaga. Its strong Jesuit ethos emphasises practice of the Roman Catholic faith both in the church and in the community, with many...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Later, he studied at the Kent Institute of Art & Design
Kent Institute of Art & Design
The Kent Institute of Art & Design was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. It was formed by the amalgamation of three independent colleges: Canterbury College of Art, Maidstone College of Art and Rochester College of Art...
in Rochester, Kent, and the Wimbledon School of Art
Wimbledon College of Art
Wimbledon College of Art is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London and is one of London's major art institutions. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London.-History:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for a BA in Fine Art in 1975.
He received a BA in Philosophy from Birkbeck College
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
, of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
in 1980; a PGCE from the London University Institute of Education in 1976, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of London in 1984. He holds honorary degrees from Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, USA and from the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He was named one of Scotland's 'Brights' in a list of the 50 top Scottish intellectuals, artists, lawyers, scientists, etc. (Herald Magazine, 2001).
Family
Haldane spent his childhood in Scotland. In 1980 he was married to his wife Hilda at Westminster CathedralWestminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral in London is the mother church of the Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Church and Cathedral of the Archbishop of Westminster...
and they have four children: Kirsty (b. 1988), James (b. 1990), Alice (b. 1992), and John (b. 1994).
Career
He has been a visiting lecturer in the School of Architecture of the University of WestminsterUniversity of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
, at the Medical School of the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
, at the University of Malta
University of Malta
The University of Malta is the highest educational institution in Malta Europe and is one of the most respected universities in Europe. The University offers undergraduate Bachelor's Degrees, postgraduate Master's Degrees and postgraduate Doctorates .-History:The University of Malta was founded in...
, at the Thomistic Institute at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, at Denison University
Denison University
Denison University is private, coeducational, and residential college of liberal arts and sciences founded in 1831. It is located in Granville, Ohio, United States, approximately 30 miles east of Columbus, the state capital...
, at the University of St Thomas, and the Institute for the Psychological Sciences
Institute for the Psychological Sciences
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a graduate school affiliated with the Legion of Christ, a Catholic religious congregation.The school offers masters and doctoral degrees in psychology and clinical psychology. Its stated goal is to provide instruction that is consistent with the...
. He held the Royden Davis Chair of Humanities at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and delivered the Gifford Lectures
Gifford Lectures
The Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
in 2003-04, and the Joseph Lectures at the Gregorian University in Rome.
He was appointed to the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
in 1983 where he has held a lectureship, a readership and as of 1994 is University Professor in Philosophy. From 1988 to 2000 and from 2002 to the present he has been Director of the University Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs. In addition, he has held fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
, Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
and at the Centre for the Study of Sculpture in Leeds, England.
Cultural & Artistic Interests
Haldane has simultaneously pursued a career in the cultural sphere. He is a regular contributor to renowned publications including The Burlington MagazineThe Burlington Magazine
The Burlington Magazine is a monthly academic journal that covers the fine and decorative arts. It is the longest running art journal in the English language and it is a charitable organisation since 1986. It was established in 1903 by a group of art historians and connoisseurs which included Roger...
, Modern Painters
Modern Painters
Modern Painters is book on art by John Ruskin which argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of the picturesque are superior in the art of landscape to the old masters. The book was primarily written as a defence of the later work of J.M.W. Turner. Ruskin used the book to argue...
, Tate, and Art Monthly
Art Monthly
Art Monthly is a magazine of contemporary art founded in 1976 by Jack Wendler and Peter Townsend. It is based in London and has an international scope, although its main focus is on British art...
, et al.
Television Work
The majority of Haldane's television work is for the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. He has contributed to a plurality of programmes including The Heart of the Matter: God Under the Microscope
The Heart of the Matter: God Under the Microscope
The Heart of the Matter: God Under the Microscope is a BBC documentary exploring science and religion. Participants include David Starkey, Mary Warnock, Wentzel van Huyssteen, Richard Dawkins, Michael Heller, and James Watson. It was hosted by Joan Bakewell. Its duration is 40 minutes....
, Newsnight
Newsnight
Newsnight is a BBC Television current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades....
, and Twenty Four Hours
24 Hours (TV series)
Twenty-Four Hours is a long-running, late evening, daily news magazine programme that aired on BBC 1. It focused on analysis and criticism of current affairs and featured in-depth short documentary films that set the style for current affairs magazine programmes. Twenty-Four Hours launched in 1965...
. He has also produced work for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and PBS.
Newspapers
In addition to his former position as a regularly contributing columnist, Haldane has offered opinions and contributed articles to periodicals including The TimesThe Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
, New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
, The Herald
The Herald (Glasgow)
The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.The 1889 to 1906 editions...
, Sunday Herald
Sunday Herald
The Sunday Herald is a Scottish Sunday newspaper launched on 7 February 1999. The ABC audited circulation in April 2011 showed sales of 31,123.From the start it has combined a centre-left stance with support for Scottish devolution...
, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
, Contemporary Review
Contemporary Review
-Foundation:It was founded in 1866 by Alexander Strahan and a group of intellectuals anxious to promote intelligent and independent opinion about the great issues of their day. They intended it to be the church-minded counterpart of the resolutely secular Fortnightly Review, which was founded by...
and Economist Information Strategy.
Radio Broadcasts
Haldane's radio work includes contributions to the following stations:- BBC Radio Three: Nightwaves, The Brains Trust, Concert Intermission Talks
- BBC Radio Four: Afternoon Shift, In Our Time, Moral Maze, Today Programme, Start the Week and Sunday Programme.
- BBC Radio ScotlandBBC Radio ScotlandBBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
: Benchmark, Colin Bell Programme, Colin McKay Programme, Good Morning Scotland, Personal Touch, Realms of Engagement, Speaking Out, Thought for the Day, The Usual Suspects and Values Added. - BBC World ServiceBBC World ServiceThe BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
: Agenda, Matter for Debate, Newsround, and The World Today. - ABC (Australia): Late Night Live, and National Breakfast Programme
- USA Public Service Radio
Fellowships
- Royal Society of ArtsRoyal Society of ArtsThe Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, London (Fellow, 1995). - Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
, (Fellow, 1995). - St Anselm College, NH (Hon. LLD, 1997).
- University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, (Hon. D.Litt, 2008). - The Witherspoon InstituteWitherspoon InstituteThe Whitherspoon Institute is a conservative think tank in Princeton, New Jersey.-Overview:Founded in 2003 by Robert P. George and others, the institute is named after John Witherspoon. It shares many scholars with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. Fellows include Jean...
, Princeton, New Jersey (Senior Fellow). - KHSOrder of the Holy SepulchreThe Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the pope. It traces its roots to Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade...
: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulchri Hierosolymitani
Publications
- Atheism and Theism. Co-authored with J.J.C. Smart. (Blackwell, 1996) Listed by Blackwell in its 'Tomorrow's Classics' leaflet.
- An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Religion. (London: Duckworth, 2003)
- Faithful Reason. (London: Routledge, 2004)
- Seeking Meaning and Making Sense. (Exeter: ImprintAcademic, 2008)
- Church and World. (Leominster: Gracewing, 2008)
- Practical Philosophy. (Exeter: ImprintAcademic, 2009)
- Reasonable Faith. (London: Routledge, 2010)
Edited works
- Mind, Causation and Action. Co-edited with Roger Squires and Leslie Stevenson (Oxford: Blackwell, 1986).
- Philosophy, Conservation and the Environment (St Andrews: CPPA, 1989).
- Logical Necessity and Other Essays. Co-edited with Roger Scruton (London: Aristotelian Society, 1990).
- James Frederick Ferrier by E. Haldane (Bristol: Thoemmes, 1991).
- Reality, Representation and Projection. Co-edited with Crispin Wright (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993).
- Philosophers and Philosophies: Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly (1993).
- Analytical Thomism: Issue of The Monist (1997).
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (London: Routledge, 1998).
- Modern Painters in Scotland: Special feature in Modern PaintersModern Painters (magazine)Modern Painters is a monthly art magazine published in New York City by Louise Blouin Media. The magazine is published 10 times per year; it includes profiles on two international artists per issue; columns by international contributors; interviews with and articles by contemporary artists and...
(1999). - Philosophy and Public Affairs (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).
- Thomas Reid Special: Issue of the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (2000).
- Demarco: Philosophy and Art (Kingston: Kingston University, 2000).
- Mind, Metaphysics and Value in the Thomistic and Analytical Traditions (Notre Dame, IN: UNDP, 2002).
- The Philosophy of Thomas Reid. Co-edited with Stephen Read (Oxford: Blackwell, 2002).
- Spirituality, Philosophy and Education. Co-edited with David Carr (London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003)
- Modern Writings on Thomism (Bristol: Thoemmes/Continuum, 2003)
- Values, Education and the Human World (Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004).
- Philosophy and its Public Role. Co-edited with W. Aiken. (Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004).
- Hume on Mind and Causality: Issue of the Journal of Scottish PhilosophyJournal of Scottish PhilosophyThe Journal of Scottish Philosophy is an academic journal of philosophy. The journal focuses particularly on the writings of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Thomas Reid , and on the influence of Scottish philosophy on the foundations of theology and education in North America.The journal...
(2007). - Scottish Philosophy: Issue of The Monist (2007).