Scott Roniger

Dr. Scott J. Roniger is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, where he directs the Los Angeles Lonergan Center for Catholic Faith and Culture. He held the Fr. Robert H. Taylor, SJ Chair in Philosophy from 2022-2024. He earned a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.), summa cum laude, and an M.A. in Sacred Theology, magna cum laude, from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, and a Licentiate in Philosophy (Ph.L.), summa cum laude, from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy, with distinction, from The Catholic University of America under the direction of Robert Sokolowski. He has published numerous scholarly articles on metaphysics, phenomenology, Catholic social teaching, natural law, ethics and political philosophy, and philosophy of literature. He is the editor of F. Russell Hittinger's book, On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law (CUA Press, 2024). His research recapitulates themes in Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Husserlian phenomenology. He regularly teaches classes on these topics and figures, as well as classes at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and theology.