Mariusz Tabaczek
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 454000 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mariusz Tabaczek |
| NOMBRES | Mariusz |
| APELLIDO | Tabaczek |
| FIRMA | TABACZEK M |
| AFILIACIONES | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6985-8337 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Response to Replies to Theistic Evolution
The journal Theology and Science has kindly agreed to publish a written version of the contributions delivered at the book symposium that took place in Oxford (in October of 2024), commenting on my 2024 monograph Theistic Evolution. A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2024). In this paper, I answer some of the points made by my interlocutors, and suggest possible directions for further conversation
Anthropogenesis, the Original State of Human Nature, and the Classical Model of Original Sin
This article offers a contribution to the scientifically informed theological (Aristotelian-Thomistic) reflection on anthropogenesis, the original state of human nature and original sin. After introductory remarks on the historical-critical exegesis of Gen 1-11 and the Catholic view of the evolutionary and theological anthropogenesis, I develop a critical evaluation of the notion of praeternatural gifts given by God to the first human being(s) (i…
Vacuum Genesis and Spontaneous Emergence of the Universe from Nothing in Reference to the Classical Notion of Causality and Creation ex nihilo
The article addresses philosophical and theological reflections inspired by the cosmological models of the origin of the universe from the quantum vacuum (through quantum tunneling) and through a spontaneous emergence from an a-temporal initial state of non-being. A thesis about the possibility of cosmogenesis ex nihilo without the need of God the creator—inspired by these models—is put into question. Its philosophical and theological presupposit…
Is Pain Metaphysically Evil (Malum Simpliciter)
Contrary to the commonly assumed opinion that Christianity sees pain as intrinsically evil – where evil is defined as the lack of something good – Aquinas defines pain not as a privation but rather a passion of the soul, i.e., an emotion that depends on sensual and/or intellective cognition of something evil, is good in itself, and may serve a purpose. This article offers a formalized version of the Thomistic definition of pain and related negati…
A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective on the Evolutionary View of Reality and Theistic Evolution
This article presents a coherent and comprehensive proposal of a renewed contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic approach to the evolutionary view of reality and the position of theistic evolution. Beginning with a proposal of a hylomorphically-grounded essentialist definition of species-framed within a broader revival of biological essentialism-a constructive model of the Aristotelian-Thomistic metaphysics of evolution is being offered, together wit…
Theistic Evolution
In this book, Mariusz Tabaczek develops a contemporary, re-imagined proposal of an Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective on theistic evolution. Deeply rooted in classical philosophy and theology, the volume combines careful textual analysis of ancient, medieval, and contemporary literature with innovative, original, and constructive argumentation and modelling. Tabaczek offers a wide-ranging set of arguments on behalf of those who advocate for the r…
Joanna Leidenhag. Minding Creation
Joanna Leidenhag. Minding Creation. Theological Panpsychism and the Doctrine of Creation. London: T&T Clark, 2021. 203 pp.
Theistic Evolution
Contemporary Version of the Monogenetic Model of Anthropogenesis-Some Critical Remarks from the Thomistic Perspective
This article refers to the debate between proponents of mono- and polygenism. After clearly defining these two positions in reference to the distinction between mono- and polyphyletism, it presents the scientific consensus in favor of polygenism as the default model of speciation. Taking this into account, the remaining part of the article concentrates on the monogenetic model of human speciation. Approaching this topic from the Aristotelian-Thom…
Aristotelian-Thomistic Contribution to the Contemporary Studies on Biological Life and Its Origin
The phenomenon of life belongs to the most intriguing and puzzling aspects of reality, studied in various divisions of natural science, as well as in philosophy and theology. The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, it aims at bringing into the rich contemporary conversation on the nature, origin, and persistence of life a deeper and more thorough insight coming from the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophy of nature and metaphysic…
Does God Create Through Evolution? A Thomistic Perspective
The Image of God in Western (Christian) Panentheism
The Role of Causality in Scientific Models of Explanation in the Context of the Retrieval of the Classical Concept of Divine Action
The legitimacy of going back to the classical view of God’s action in the world based on the list of causes and understanding of chance in the works of Aristotle and Aquinas – in the context of contemporary science – seems to depend on whether there is a space for causal analysis within the current models of scientific explanation. This article offers a brief account of the path leading to negation and rediscovery of the importance of causality i…
Emergence
Vacuum Genesis oraz spontaniczne powstanie wszechświata z niczego a klasyczna koncepcja przyczynowości oraz stworzenia ex nihilo
Vacuum Genesis and Spontaneous Emergence of the Universe from Nothing in Reference to the Classical Notion of Causality and Creation ex nihiloThe article discousses philosophical and theological reflections inspired by the cosmological model of the origin of the universe from quantum vacuum through quantum tunneling and the model presented by Hartle and Hawking. In the context of the thesis about the possibility of cosmogenesis ex nihilo without …
Emergence
Czy współczesne nauki przyrodnicze mogą inspirować filozoficzny i teologiczny namysł nad przyczynowością
Can Contemporary Science Inspire Philosophical and Theological Reflection on Causality?The cooperation between natural science, philosophy, and theology in an analysis of the causal structure and co-dependency of entities in the universe seems to be both legitimate and expected. It turns out, however, that in practice it oftentimes raises some tensions, questions and difficulties, leading to the development of alternative and in a sense competiti…
Emergence and Downward Causation Reconsidered in Terms of the Aristotelian-Thomistic View of Causation and Divine Action
One of the main challenges of the nonreductionist approach to complex structures and phenomena in philosophy of biology is its defense of the plausibility of the theory of emergence and downward causation. The tension between remaining faithful to the rules of physicalism and physical causal closure, while defending the novelty and distinctiveness of emergents from their basal constituents, makes the argumentation of many proponents of emergentis…
Contemporary Version of the Monogenetic Model of Anthropogenesis-Some Critical Remarks from the Thomistic Perspective
This article refers to the debate between proponents of mono- and polygenism. After clearly defining these two positions in reference to the distinction between mono- and polyphyletism, it presents the scientific consensus in favor of polygenism as the default model of speciation. Taking this into account, the remaining part of the article concentrates on the monogenetic model of human speciation. Approaching this topic from the Aristotelian-Thom…
Emergence and Downward Causation Reconsidered in Terms of the Aristotelian-Thomistic View of Causation and Divine Action
One of the main challenges of the nonreductionist approach to complex structures and phenomena in philosophy of biology is its defense of the plausibility of the theory of emergence and downward causation. The tension between remaining faithful to the rules of physicalism and physical causal closure, while defending the novelty and distinctiveness of emergents from their basal constituents, makes the argumentation of many proponents of emergentis…
Czy współczesne nauki przyrodnicze mogą inspirować filozoficzny i teologiczny namysł nad przyczynowością
Can Contemporary Science Inspire Philosophical and Theological Reflection on Causality?The cooperation between natural science, philosophy, and theology in an analysis of the causal structure and co-dependency of entities in the universe seems to be both legitimate and expected. It turns out, however, that in practice it oftentimes raises some tensions, questions and difficulties, leading to the development of alternative and in a sense competiti…
Emergence
Vacuum Genesis oraz spontaniczne powstanie wszechświata z niczego a klasyczna koncepcja przyczynowości oraz stworzenia ex nihilo
Vacuum Genesis and Spontaneous Emergence of the Universe from Nothing in Reference to the Classical Notion of Causality and Creation ex nihiloThe article discousses philosophical and theological reflections inspired by the cosmological model of the origin of the universe from quantum vacuum through quantum tunneling and the model presented by Hartle and Hawking. In the context of the thesis about the possibility of cosmogenesis ex nihilo without …
Emergence
The Role of Causality in Scientific Models of Explanation in the Context of the Retrieval of the Classical Concept of Divine Action
The legitimacy of going back to the classical view of God’s action in the world based on the list of causes and understanding of chance in the works of Aristotle and Aquinas – in the context of contemporary science – seems to depend on whether there is a space for causal analysis within the current models of scientific explanation. This article offers a brief account of the path leading to negation and rediscovery of the importance of causality i…
Does God Create Through Evolution? A Thomistic Perspective
The Image of God in Western (Christian) Panentheism
Theistic Evolution
In this book, Mariusz Tabaczek develops a contemporary, re-imagined proposal of an Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective on theistic evolution. Deeply rooted in classical philosophy and theology, the volume combines careful textual analysis of ancient, medieval, and contemporary literature with innovative, original, and constructive argumentation and modelling. Tabaczek offers a wide-ranging set of arguments on behalf of those who advocate for the r…
Joanna Leidenhag. Minding Creation
Joanna Leidenhag. Minding Creation. Theological Panpsychism and the Doctrine of Creation. London: T&T Clark, 2021. 203 pp.
Theistic Evolution
Contemporary Version of the Monogenetic Model of Anthropogenesis-Some Critical Remarks from the Thomistic Perspective
This article refers to the debate between proponents of mono- and polygenism. After clearly defining these two positions in reference to the distinction between mono- and polyphyletism, it presents the scientific consensus in favor of polygenism as the default model of speciation. Taking this into account, the remaining part of the article concentrates on the monogenetic model of human speciation. Approaching this topic from the Aristotelian-Thom…
Aristotelian-Thomistic Contribution to the Contemporary Studies on Biological Life and Its Origin
The phenomenon of life belongs to the most intriguing and puzzling aspects of reality, studied in various divisions of natural science, as well as in philosophy and theology. The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, it aims at bringing into the rich contemporary conversation on the nature, origin, and persistence of life a deeper and more thorough insight coming from the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophy of nature and metaphysic…
Vacuum Genesis and Spontaneous Emergence of the Universe from Nothing in Reference to the Classical Notion of Causality and Creation ex nihilo
The article addresses philosophical and theological reflections inspired by the cosmological models of the origin of the universe from the quantum vacuum (through quantum tunneling) and through a spontaneous emergence from an a-temporal initial state of non-being. A thesis about the possibility of cosmogenesis ex nihilo without the need of God the creator—inspired by these models—is put into question. Its philosophical and theological presupposit…
Is Pain Metaphysically Evil (Malum Simpliciter)
Contrary to the commonly assumed opinion that Christianity sees pain as intrinsically evil – where evil is defined as the lack of something good – Aquinas defines pain not as a privation but rather a passion of the soul, i.e., an emotion that depends on sensual and/or intellective cognition of something evil, is good in itself, and may serve a purpose. This article offers a formalized version of the Thomistic definition of pain and related negati…
A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective on the Evolutionary View of Reality and Theistic Evolution
This article presents a coherent and comprehensive proposal of a renewed contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic approach to the evolutionary view of reality and the position of theistic evolution. Beginning with a proposal of a hylomorphically-grounded essentialist definition of species-framed within a broader revival of biological essentialism-a constructive model of the Aristotelian-Thomistic metaphysics of evolution is being offered, together wit…
Response to Replies to Theistic Evolution
The journal Theology and Science has kindly agreed to publish a written version of the contributions delivered at the book symposium that took place in Oxford (in October of 2024), commenting on my 2024 monograph Theistic Evolution. A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2024). In this paper, I answer some of the points made by my interlocutors, and suggest possible directions for further conversation
Anthropogenesis, the Original State of Human Nature, and the Classical Model of Original Sin
This article offers a contribution to the scientifically informed theological (Aristotelian-Thomistic) reflection on anthropogenesis, the original state of human nature and original sin. After introductory remarks on the historical-critical exegesis of Gen 1-11 and the Catholic view of the evolutionary and theological anthropogenesis, I develop a critical evaluation of the notion of praeternatural gifts given by God to the first human being(s) (i…
Philosophy (14 obras) · Epistemology (13 obras) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (11 obras) · Evolution and Science Education (8 obras) · Metaphysics (6 obras) · Computer Science (5 obras) · Causation (4 obras) · History (4 obras) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (4 obras) · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (3 obras)