D. J. B. Hawkins
English Catholic philosopher
About D. J. B. Hawkins
Lived 1906 – 1964 (aged 57). D. J. B. Hawkins was a philosopher, catholic priest and catholic theologian.
Denis John Bernard Hawkins (17 July 1906 – 16 January 1964) was a British philosopher and Catholic priest.
Hawkins was born in Thornton Heath and attended Whitgift School, Croydon. He obtained his doctorates in philosophy (1927) and theology (1931) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Selected publications Causality and Implication (1937) Approach to Philosophy (1938) The Criticism of Experience (1945) A Sketch of Medieval Philosophy (1947, 1968) The Essentials of Theism (1950) Being and Becoming (1954) Crucial Problems of Modern Philosophy (1957) Man and Morals (1960) Christian Morality (1963)
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Who was D. J. B. Hawkins?
English Catholic philosopher (1906-1964)
When was D. J. B. Hawkins born?
D. J. B. Hawkins was born on 17 July 1906 in Thornton Heath.
When did D. J. B. Hawkins die?
D. J. B. Hawkins died on 16 January 1964 in Godalming.
What was D. J. B. Hawkins's occupation?
D. J. B. Hawkins was a philosopher, catholic priest and catholic theologian.
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