Anthony J. Lisska

Anthony J. Lisska was Maria Theresa Barney professor of philosophy at Denison University. He was a specialist in Thomism and analytic philosophy and the thinking of St. Thomas Aquinas. He described his "intellectual avocation" as regional history and wrote several books on the history of Ohio. ^[1] In 2016, the Denison University Gilpatrick Center was rededicated as the Lisska Center for Scholarly Engagement in honor of Anthony Lisska and his contributions to the university. ^{[2] [3]} These contributions include serving as dean, chairing the philosophy department, and founding and chairing the Honors Program.

Lisska earned a Bachelor of Arts from Providence College, a master’s from Saint Stephen's College, and a doctorate from Ohio State University.

Lisska died on September 18, 2022, at 84 years of age.

Selected publications

• Philosophy matters. Charles Merrill, 1978.
• Aquinas’s theory of perception: An analytic reconstruction. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996.
• Aquinas’s theory of natural law: An analytic reconstruction. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996.
• A history of Aquinas College High School
• An illustrated history of the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club. 2007.

See also

• Henry Babcock Veatch

References

1. Tony J. Lisska. Denison University. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
2. https://denison.edu/academics/research/the-lisska-center-for-scholarly-engagement Denison University. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
3. "Scholarly engagement center named for Lisska".