Peter Koritansky
Description
Details
| Name | Peter Koritansky |
| Position | Faculty Member |
| pkoritansky@upei.ca | |
| Department(s) | Religious Studies |
| Phone | (902) 566-0978 |
| Website | http://religiousstudies.upei.ca/peter-koritansky |
Peter Koritansky
BiographyTitle: Assistant Professor
Education: Ph.D., University of Toronto
Dr. Koritansky was born in Chardon, Ohio, where most of his family members still reside. After attending the Catholic University of America (in Washington DC) as an undergraduate, he went on to the University of Toronto in 1996 to pursue a Ph.D. in philosophy. In December of 2001, he defended my doctoral thesis entitled "The Question of Punishment and the Contemporary Relevance of Thomas Aquinas". He taught at Malone College and Walsh University before coming to UPEI.
Recent Citations
Research Interests
- Medieval moral and political philosophy
- Catholic moral theology
- Biomedical ethics
- History of political thought
- Philosophical and theological attempts to provide a basis for punitive justice
Grants
Radical Emancipation: Confronting the Challenge of Secularism- Travel Grant
- University of Prince Edward Island
Other Scholars in Religious Studies
Citations
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| Title | Times viewed | Last viewed |
|---|---|---|
| The role of philosophy in the contemporary abortion debate - ir:ir-batch6-6060 | 117 | 05:21:36 2013-05-20 |
| The question of punishment and the contemporary relevance of Thomas Aquinas [microform] - ir:ir-batch6-4502 | 97 | 18:01:34 2013-05-20 |
