Papers by Edward Macierowski
“Brzezinski’s Anglo-American Grand Strategy in Ukraine”
“Brzezinski’s Anglo-American Grand Strategy in Ukraine” presents an encounter between two great g... more “Brzezinski’s Anglo-American Grand Strategy in Ukraine” presents an encounter between two great geopoliticians, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Aleksandr Geleyvich Dugin. The former was national security advisor to the American President Jimmy Carter; the latter taught geopolitics at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Federation. They agree that Eurasia contains the heartland or pivot for political control of the world; they agree that geopolitics analysis is a key method for establishing a grand strategy. They strongly disagree about whether a unipolar or a multipolar strategy is better. Against the background of their debate, we explore how their arguments play out on battle for Ukraine. They both rely upon the classic rivalry between sea power in America and the Atlanticist maritime alliance (NATO) and Russian land power based upon the Eurasian heartland. The current war in Ukraine seems to be predicated on an uncompromising opposition between a unipolar and a multipolar vision of the world, where sea power is identified with “democracy” and land power with “authoritarianism.” We explore whether geopolitics alone can resolve the dispute, or whether a resolution to the impasse may be aided by broadening the horizon to include also certain distinctions drawn from classical political philosophy and related studies. We conclude by considering what would count as “victory.”
I should like to thank Miss Camilea Davidson, the interlibrary loan specialist at Benedictine Col... more I should like to thank Miss Camilea Davidson, the interlibrary loan specialist at Benedictine College, and all the cooperating institutions. I owe thanks to Mrs. Christine Gilbert who transcribed the Russian table of contents for me, to Miss Virginia Jarvis, my student assistant, and to Mr. Robert Asher, for technical assistance. I am also grateful to
Studia Gilsoniana, 2019
The author attempts to go beyond the study of the history of Islamic philosophy to the larger the... more The author attempts to go beyond the study of the history of Islamic philosophy to the larger theme of religious dialogue between Christians and Muslims. He explores first some of the conditions that are required for any successful Christian-Muslim conversation. Next, he turns to some of the central issues specific to dialogue between Christians and Muslims. In addressing these themes he points to resources that are particularly useful to those trying to teach introductory courses on this complex matter, and to give students an inkling of where they might look for further training to embark upon more advanced types of dialogue. In conclusion, the author returns to his starting point and considers various levels at which dialogue can be begun, even at an elementary stage.
Latin Averroes on the Divisibility and Self-Motion of the Elements
Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, 1992
Middle Commentary on Aristotle's "Poetics
Speculum, 1988
Middle Commentary on Aristotle's "Poetics
Speculum, 1988
Averroes, Middle Commentaries on Aristotle's “Categories” and “De interpretatione,” ed. and trans. Charles E. Butterworth. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1983. Pp. xx, 193. $22.50
Speculum, 1987
Proclus: Elementatio theologica
Speculum, 1989
Proclus: Elementatio theologica
Speculum, 1989
Euklids Geometrie und ihre mathematiktheoretische Grundlegung in der neuplatonischen Philosophie des Proklos
International Studies in Philosophy, 2004
International Philosophical Quarterly, 1996
Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R. (1908–2005)
Mediaeval Studies, 2006
Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R. (1908–2005)
Mediaeval Studies, 2006
Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R. (1908–2005)
Mediaeval Studies, 2006
Remarks on Logos and Physis Macierowski 2017. The course was later rebaptized 'Principles of Natu... more Remarks on Logos and Physis Macierowski 2017. The course was later rebaptized 'Principles of Nature' Today, we use these words 'Logic' and 'Nature' almost as a matter of routine, as though we knew what we are talking about. We 'naturally' get upset when someone is 'illogical' and we find it 'natural' to praise 'logical' persons and arguments. But what we call 'Logic' and 'Nature' name two themes originally discovered within the intellectual world of the Greeks. Curiously, the great Greek philosopher Aristotle, the inventor of what we call 'logic', used neither the word 'logic' nor the word 'nature'. After all, Aristotle spoke Greek, not English. Now the English word 'nature' is borrowed or stolen from the Latin 'natura'. But Aristotle didn't speak Latin, either. So he never used the word 'natura'. He used the Greek word ΦΥΣΙΣ (physis).
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, 2019
1968 was an annus terribilis. Riots on American and European university campuses provoked a jerem... more 1968 was an annus terribilis. Riots on American and European university campuses provoked a jeremiad by the late Alan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind. Demonstrations against the Vietnam War and violence in the streets provided symptoms of cultural and moral apostasy. In this turbulent setting Pope Paul VI promulgated Humanae vitae, the focus of which is on the unitive and procreative role of human sexual activity at the heart of the family. In this paper I propose to consider not the infallible teaching of the document but some of the fallible predictions Pope Paul made about what would happen to human relations in the social and political setting if this teaching were neglected. I propose to show how these noninfallible predictions played out, with specific reference to the long-classified 1974 Kissinger Report NSSM 200 on “the implications of worldwide population growth for U.S. security and overseas interests.”