David Kovacs, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- American Catholic Philosophical Association (Lifetime Membership)
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Latin (translation)
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
Research Focus
The Language of God
My current research focuses on the language of theism. While much effort has been spent debating the truth or falsity of the statement "God exists," dangerously little has been said about what that statement might mean.
I am also developing an introductory textbook for adults.
Courses
Philosophy of Human Nature
Introductory Philosophy Class at Fordham University.
Philosophical Inquiry
Introductory Philosophy Class at Loyola Marymount University.
Religion and Morality
Senior Values Seminar
Philosophical Issues of Life and Death
Upper-level bioethics class.
Faith and Reason
Undergraduate seminar.
Philosophy of Religion
Undergraduate Seminar
Theology and Science
Upper division Theology course.
Philosophy and Christianity in Herbert McCabe
The first undergraduate course devoted to the thought of the Dominican theologian Herbert McCabe.
In Search of a Way
Freshman course designed to help students explore contemplative and mystical traditions. Taught through LMU's Department of Theological Studies.
Articles
"Aquinas and Overall of Miracles"
DialogueChristine Overall has argued that miracles, if they exist, would be an evil committed by God and therefore disprove the existence of God. However, her notion of a miracle as an intervention presupposes a view about the relation between God and creation that posits God as an ‘outsider.’ Such a view has not been held by all theists. It was not held by Thomas Aquinas. I show that Aquinas’s conception is not susceptible to Overall’s criticisms. The upshot is that theists should avoid any view of God as an ‘outsider,’ if they wish to avoid Overall’s criticisms.
