James R Hofmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 1071078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James R Hofmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | James R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hofmann |
| SIGNATURE | HOFMANN J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Fullerton |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6890-2148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
André-Marie Ampère in 2025
Coming of Age (1775-1804): 1. Idyllic youth 2. Marriage and provincial life (1800-1804) Part II. Paris (1804-1820): 3. Laplacian physics 4. Ampere in Paris 5. Metaphysics: Ampere, Kant and Maine de Biran 6. Mathematics, chemistry and physics (1804-1820) Part III. Electrodynamics: 7. Ampere's response to the discovery of electromagnetism (1820) 8. Ampere's electrodynamics (1821-1822) 9. Defence and elaboration of the theory Part IV. Closing Years:…
Thomistic Hylomorphism and Theistic Evolution
Working within the framework of Thomistic metaphysics, Mariusz Tabaczek O. P. has developed a version of Catholic theistic evolution that includes speciation, human origins, and the origin of life. He assigns biological evolution to the domain of divine governance rather than that of creatio ex nihilo which only applies to primitive matter and human souls. This article reviews Tabaczek’s work with an emphasis on his argument for the compatibility…
The Evolving Taxonomy of Progressive Creation
This essay is a critique of a version of progressive creation developed by Michael Chaberek, O. P. He holds that there are exceptions to evolutionary descent due to the supernatural production of “natural species,” taxa that allegedly do not have biological ancestry, are theologically identified with biblical kinds, and are metaphysically characterized by distinct substantial forms. Chaberek’s assertion that these natural species correspond “roug…
Catholicism and Evolution
As documented in Part I, monogenism, the descent of all human beings from Adam and Eve, was closely linked to the Catholic doctrine of original sin throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Theological reservations about polygenism, the more scientifically supported account of human origins through a transitional population, was brought to a head by Pius XII’s 1950 encyclical Humani generis. Although the encyclical allowed discussion of…
Some Thomistic Encounters with Evolution
Theological synthesis of religious doctrine with evolutionary science is commonly referred to as theistic evolution. The influential Thomistic school of theology has played a complex role in Catholic contributions to this subject. In the present essay I explore this historical legacy and take stock of recent Thomistic contributions to theistic evolution. I also highlight some unresolved issues, particularly those associated with the concept of su…
Catholicism and Evolution
Theological attention to the Catholic doctrine of original sin has a history that extends from the letters of Saint Paul through the Council of Trent and Pius XII’s 1950 encyclical, Humani generis. The doctrine has traditionally been articulated through the Genesis narrative of Adam and Eve as the first human beings from whom all others descend, an account known as monogenism. In the course of the nineteenth century, scientific research into huma…
Erich Wasmann, S.J
During the first half of the twentieth century, “natural species” played a prominent role in Catholic efforts to accommodate evolutionary biology within the neo-Scholastic theology of the age. Particularly during the modernist crisis early in the century, the most influential figure in this development was the Jesuit entomologist and evolutionary theorist Erich Wasmann (1859–1931). The anti-modernist context in which Wasmann worked included two c…
L'invention de l'ingenieur moderne
The Physics of Chance
Naissance d'un nouveau pouvoir
James Joule
Reading the Mind of God
The Story of Physics. Lloyd Motz , Jefferson Hane Weaver
The How and the Why
Ampère's Invention of Equilibrium Apparatus
André-Marie Ampère's contributions to electrodynamics came at a late stage in an unconventional career. In 1820, he had reached the age of forty-five and had not as yet done any systematic research in physics. As a member of the mathematics section of the Académie des Sciences, his only significant contributions to the physical sciences had been some constructive criticisms of Fresnel's wave theory of light and three memoirs on chemical classific…
Ampere, Electrodynamics, and Experimental Evidence
Ampere, Electrodynamics, and Experimental Evidence
Ampère's Invention of Equilibrium Apparatus
André-Marie Ampère's contributions to electrodynamics came at a late stage in an unconventional career. In 1820, he had reached the age of forty-five and had not as yet done any systematic research in physics. As a member of the mathematics section of the Académie des Sciences, his only significant contributions to the physical sciences had been some constructive criticisms of Fresnel's wave theory of light and three memoirs on chemical classific…
Ampère's Invention of Equilibrium Apparatus
André-Marie Ampère's contributions to electrodynamics came at a late stage in an unconventional career. In 1820, he had reached the age of forty-five and had not as yet done any systematic research in physics. As a member of the mathematics section of the Académie des Sciences, his only significant contributions to the physical sciences had been some constructive criticisms of Fresnel's wave theory of light and three memoirs on chemical classific…
Ampere, Electrodynamics, and Experimental Evidence
The How and the Why
James Joule
Reading the Mind of God
The Story of Physics. Lloyd Motz , Jefferson Hane Weaver
Naissance d'un nouveau pouvoir
L'invention de l'ingenieur moderne
The Physics of Chance
Some Thomistic Encounters with Evolution
Theological synthesis of religious doctrine with evolutionary science is commonly referred to as theistic evolution. The influential Thomistic school of theology has played a complex role in Catholic contributions to this subject. In the present essay I explore this historical legacy and take stock of recent Thomistic contributions to theistic evolution. I also highlight some unresolved issues, particularly those associated with the concept of su…
Catholicism and Evolution
Theological attention to the Catholic doctrine of original sin has a history that extends from the letters of Saint Paul through the Council of Trent and Pius XII’s 1950 encyclical, Humani generis. The doctrine has traditionally been articulated through the Genesis narrative of Adam and Eve as the first human beings from whom all others descend, an account known as monogenism. In the course of the nineteenth century, scientific research into huma…
Erich Wasmann, S.J
During the first half of the twentieth century, “natural species” played a prominent role in Catholic efforts to accommodate evolutionary biology within the neo-Scholastic theology of the age. Particularly during the modernist crisis early in the century, the most influential figure in this development was the Jesuit entomologist and evolutionary theorist Erich Wasmann (1859–1931). The anti-modernist context in which Wasmann worked included two c…
Catholicism and Evolution
As documented in Part I, monogenism, the descent of all human beings from Adam and Eve, was closely linked to the Catholic doctrine of original sin throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Theological reservations about polygenism, the more scientifically supported account of human origins through a transitional population, was brought to a head by Pius XII’s 1950 encyclical Humani generis. Although the encyclical allowed discussion of…
Thomistic Hylomorphism and Theistic Evolution
Working within the framework of Thomistic metaphysics, Mariusz Tabaczek O. P. has developed a version of Catholic theistic evolution that includes speciation, human origins, and the origin of life. He assigns biological evolution to the domain of divine governance rather than that of creatio ex nihilo which only applies to primitive matter and human souls. This article reviews Tabaczek’s work with an emphasis on his argument for the compatibility…
The Evolving Taxonomy of Progressive Creation
This essay is a critique of a version of progressive creation developed by Michael Chaberek, O. P. He holds that there are exceptions to evolutionary descent due to the supernatural production of “natural species,” taxa that allegedly do not have biological ancestry, are theologically identified with biblical kinds, and are metaphysically characterized by distinct substantial forms. Chaberek’s assertion that these natural species correspond “roug…
André-Marie Ampère in 2025
Coming of Age (1775-1804): 1. Idyllic youth 2. Marriage and provincial life (1800-1804) Part II. Paris (1804-1820): 3. Laplacian physics 4. Ampere in Paris 5. Metaphysics: Ampere, Kant and Maine de Biran 6. Mathematics, chemistry and physics (1804-1820) Part III. Electrodynamics: 7. Ampere's response to the discovery of electromagnetism (1820) 8. Ampere's electrodynamics (1821-1822) 9. Defence and elaboration of the theory Part IV. Closing Years:…
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