Olaf Tollefsen
Olaf Tollefsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1944 |
| Died | September 13, 1989 |
| Spouse | Maureen Elizabeth Foley |
| Children | 4 boys (Christopher, Eric, Ian, and John); 3 girls (Jenna, Sarah, and Maurya) |
| Parent(s) | Olaf Tollefsen, Frances Tollefsen |
| Education | |
| Education | Georgetown University (PhD), University of Scranton (BA) |
| Thesis | Verification Procedures in Dialectical Metaphysics (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Germain Grisez |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | St. Anselm College, Mount St. Mary's College (Emmitsburg, Maryland) |
| Main interests | ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | new natural law theory[1] |
Olaf P. Tollefsen (March 4, 1944 – September 13, 1989) was an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at St. Anselm College. He is known for his works on aesthetics, ethics and the philosophy of science.[2][3][4]
Books
- Free Choice: A Self-Referential Argument, with Joseph Boyle and Germain Grisez, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press 1979
- Foundationalism Defended: Essays on Epistemology, Ethics, and Aesthetics, St Anselm College 1994
References
- ^ "New Natural Law Theory". Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism.
- ^ "The Way of the Lord Jesus: Olaf P. Tollefsen". The Way of the Lord Jesus.
- ^ "REVIEW ARTICLE: Free Choice: A Self-Referential Argument by J. M. Boyle, Jr., G. Grisez, and O. Tollefsen". Review of Metaphysics.
- ^ Bradley, Gerard (1 January 1989). "Forum Juridicum: Church Autonomy in the Constitutional Order - The End of Church and State?". Journal Articles.