Jeffrey Hause
Dept. of Philosophy
Dept. of Classical and Near Eastern Studies
Creighton University
Education
Cornell University
Ph.D. in Philosophy 1995
M.A. in Philosophy 1987
University of California, Irvine
B.A. in Classics and Philosophy 1984 summa cum
laude
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. in English (Honors) 1982 summa cum laude
Areas of Specialization
Mediaeval Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Ethics and
the History of Ethics, Philosophy and Literature
Areas of Competence
Philosophy of Religion, Social and Political Philosophy,
Existentialism, Modern Philosophy, Logic, Aesthetics
Administrative Posts
Director of the Creighton Honors Program (2011present)
Acting Academic Dean at St. Johns Seminary College
(fall 2000)
Fellowships and Honors
Creighton Graduate School Summer Fellowship (2011)
Fulbright Research Fellow, Universit de Nantes (2010)
College of Arts and Sciences Freshman/Sophomore
Advising Award (2008)
Cardoner V-Grant (2006-2007)
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for Teaching
Achievement (2006)
Creighton Graduate School Summer Fellowship 2005
NEH Summer Stipend 2001
Mellon Dissertation Fellowship 1988-89
Cornell Graduate Summer Fellowship 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988
Cornell Graduate Fellowship 1987-88
Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities 1984-86
Phi Beta Kappa 1982
UCLA Outstanding English Major 1982
Editorships
I serve as General Editor (together with Robert Pasnau)
of the Hackett Aquinas, a series of state-of-the-art
translations of and philosophical commentaries on
Aquinass works, published by Hackett Publishing Co.
Books
Aquinass Disputed Questions onVirtue (translation by
Jeffrey Hause and Claudia Eisen Murphy, introduction
and philosophical commentary by Jeffrey Hause),
(Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2010).
426pp.
[Excerpts from The Disputed Questions also appear in
Classics of Moral and Political Theory, edited by Michael
Morgan, 5th edition (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing
Company, 2011), pp. 490-503.]
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Aquinas on Aristotelian Justice: Defender, Destroyer,
Subverter, or Surveyor? forthcoming in Thomas
Aquinas and the Nicomachean Ethics, edited by Tobias
Hoffmann, Jrn Mller, and Matthias Perkams
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Origen,in Volume I of The History of Western
Philosophy of Religion, edited by Graham Oppy and
Nick Trakakis (Acumen Publishing, Ltd., 2009)
Aquinas on Acts Voluntary in their Cause,
forthcoming in Medieval Philosophy and Theology
Aquinas on the Function of Moral Virtue, in American
Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, v.81 n.1 (2007): 1-20
Abelard on Degrees of Sin, in American Catholic
Philosophical Quarterly v.81 n.2 (2007): 251-270
Aquinas on Non-Voluntary Acts, in International
Philosophical Quarterly v.46 n.4 (December 2006): 459475
A Summer in Rouen: A Tragicomedy of Virtues Unhad
and Goods Ungained, in Studies in the Humanities v.32
n.1 (June 2005): 1-21
Voluntariness and Causality: Some Problems in
Aquinas Theory of Moral Responsibility, in Vivarium
v.36 n.1 (March 1998): 55-66
Thomas Aquinas and the Voluntarists, in Medieval
Philosophy and Theology v.6 n.2 (Sept. 1997): 167-182
Work Under Contract
The Key Debates of Medieval Philosophy (under
contract with Routledge). This volume will be part of a
new Routledge series devoted to articles in the history
of philosophy. This volume will pair an already
published article on an often-taught topic with a newly
commissioned one that builds on it, takes issue with it,
or details the way medieval philosophers themselves
debated with each other over key issues. The
volumes goal is to allow scholars to see a medieval
philosophers work from different perspectives, to foster
debate, and to model critical analysis for graduate
students and advanced undergraduates. I will write the
introduction to the volume and introductions to each of
the subsequent 13 chapters.
The Psychology of Evil: Scriptural Traditions and Their
Reception,to appear in The Handbook of Moral
Psychology in History, edited by Taneli Kukkonen
(University of Jyvskyl) and Virpi Mkinen (University
of Helsinki).
Encyclopedia Articles and Short Works
Abelard, 2000 word entry in the International
Encyclopedia of Ethics, submitted to Wiley-Blackwell
(forthcoming)
Boethius, in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Greece and
Rome (Oxford University Press, 2009)
John Duns Scotus, 11,900 word entry in the Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.iep.utm.edu/scotus/ (2007)
Alcuin, in the Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
(Continuum, 2006)
Translation of a selection from Duns Scotus, Ordinatio I
d. 26 q. un., Chapter 9 in The Person: Readings in
Human Nature, edited by William O. Stephens (Prentice
Hall, 2006)
Origen, in The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(Routledge, 1998)
Francis of Meyronnes, in The Routledge Encyclopedia
of Philosophy (Routledge, 1998)
Work in Progress
A Thomas Aquinas Reader. This work, to be edited by
Robert Pasnau and myself, will contain long selections
on Aquinass metaphysics, natural philosophy,
philosophy of religion, action theory and ethics, as well
as shorter selections on other topics of importance. We
will publish the work with Hackett. We expect that it
will become the definitive Aquinas anthology.
Journal article on conscience in Shusaku Endos novel
The Sea and Poison. The article articulates the theory
of conscience and its development presented by the
novel and offers some reflections on the value of
literature for the formation of conscience.
Journal article on the vocation of the university. This
piece offers an account of vocation, argues that a
university (like many complex corporate entities) is a
moral person, and finds that a university is therefore a
proper candidate for having a vocation. The article
continues by exploring the early history of universities,
arguing that it was in the 13th and 14th centuries that
universities discerned their vocation. Finally, the essay
explains the relevance of a universitys vocation for
addressing such controversial issues as the way
university education is marketed, curricular offerings,
assessment of courses and programs, and values or
virtues education.
Monograph on Aquinass Ethics and Action Theory (my
major research project during my Fulbright tenure in
2010). This book will begin with an investigation of
Aquinass moral psychology (in particular, his action
theory and account of moral responsibility). It will
continue with a discussion of Aquinass virtue ethics,
including chapters on charity and the gifts of the Holy
Spirit, topics that are often neglected by philosophers.
It will conclude with a discussion of the ways in which
Aquinas applies his theoretical views to practical issues.
Dr. Hilary Gaskin, philosophy editor at Cambridge
University Press, has invited me to submit the
manuscript when it is completed.
Book Reviews
Review of Robert Miner, Thomas Aquinas on the
Passions, in The Philosophical Review (forthcoming)
Review of Christina Van Dyke, Rebecca Konyndyk de
Young, and Colleen McCluskey, Aquinass Ethics:
Metaphysical Foundations, Moral Theory, and
Theological Context, in the Archiv fr Geschichte der
Philosophie (2010): 110-113.
Review of Anthony Kenny, From Empedocles to
Wittgenstein (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008) in
Mind (April 2010): 494-497.
Review of Daniel Schwartz, Aquinas on Friendship
(Oxford: Clarendon, 2007), in Bryn Mawr Classical
Review (http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2007/2007-0959.html)
Review of Istvn P. Bejczy and Richard G. Newhauser,
editors. Virtue and Ethics in the Twelfth Century
(Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2005), in Journal of the
History of Philosophy (April 2007): 328-329
Review of John Marenbon, Boethius (Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2003), in Notre Dame Philosophical
Reviews (December 2003)
Book Note of Stephen L. Brock, Action and Conduct:
Thomas Aquinas and the Theory of Action (Edinburgh:
T&T Clark, 1998), in Ethics (October 1999): 236-237
Review of Joseph Wawrkow, God's Grace and Human
Action: "Merit" in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas
(Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press: 1995), in
Speculum (Apr. 1999): 534-536
Review of Bonnie Kent, Virtues of the Will (Washington,
D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1995), in
Speculum (Oct. 1997): 1191-1193
Review of Risto Saarinen, Weakness of the Will in
Medieval Thought: from Augustine to Buridan (Leiden:
E.J. Brill, 1994), in Speculum (July 1996): 761-762
Review of Daniel Westberg, Right Practical Reason (New
York: Oxford University Press, 1994), in The
Philosophical Review (April 1996): 243-245
Papers and Addresses
Aquinas on Rules and Virtues International Medieval
Congress, Leeds (July 2012)
Im Only Telling You because I Love You: The
(Un?)charitable Act of Fraternal Correction Cornell
Summer Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy (Summer
2012)
Abelards Unique Love Joslyn Museum of Art (February
2012)
The Psychology of Evil: Biblical Themes and their
Medieval Reception University of Helsinki Workshop on
Moral Psychology (February 2012)
Aquinas on Aristotelian Justice: Defender, Destroyer,
Subverter, or Surveyor? Cornell Summer Colloquium in
Medieval Philosophy (Summer 2011)
A Charitable Interpretation of Justice, Cornell Summer
Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy (Summer 2010)
Aquinas on Weakness, Fear, and Voluntariness Cornell
Summer Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy (Summer
2009)
Misconceiving Hope, Cornell Summer Colloquium in
Medieval Philosophy (Summer 2008)
Comments on Bonnie Kent, "Is Aristotle's Ethics
Circular? A Fourteenth-Century Debate" (invited paper,
The University of Toronto Colloquium in Medieval
Philosophy, September 2007)
Vocation and Moral Theory (Cardoner V-Conference,
Creighton University, February 2007)
Corporate Personality and the Mediaeval University
(Midwestern Conference in Medieval Philosophy, Loyola
University of Chicago, October 2006)
Aquinas on Degrees of Sin (Midwestern Conference in
Medieval Philosophy, Marquette, September 2005)
Abelard on Merit II (Cornell Summer Colloquium in
Medieval Philosophy, May 2005)
Thomas Aquinas on the Function of Moral Virtue
(invited paper, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Philosophy Colloquium, April 2005; also invited paper
University of Toronto, November 2001; also read at
Cornell Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, May 1999)
The Vocation of the University: The Legacy of
Mediaeval Europe (European Studies Conference, UNO,
October 2004)
Abelard on Merit I (Midwestern Conference in
Medieval Philosophy, University of Iowa, September
2004)
The Vocation of the University: Its Past as a Guide to its
Future (Second International Conference on New
Directions in the Humanities, July 2004, Prato, Tuscany)
Aquinas on Acts Voluntary in their Cause (Cornell
Summer Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, May 2004)
The Vocation of the University (Pruit Memorial
Symposium, Baylor University, October 2003)
Infused Moral Virtue: The Ultimate Perfection of Moral
Power? (International Medieval Congress, University of
Leeds, July 2003)
Abelard on Degrees of Blame (Cornell Summer
Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, June 2003)
Does the University have a Vocation? (Faculty
Baccalaureate Address, St. Johns Seminary, College of
Liberal Arts, May 2001)
Aquinas on the Bad Use of Virtue (Cornell Summer
Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, May 2000)
Aquinas on Nonvoluntary Acts (Cornell Summer
Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, May 1998; invited
paper, Boston Area Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy,
Boston College, 2000)
Did Aquinas Leave Room in the Soul for Virtue?
(invited paper, Society for Medieval and Renaissance
Philosophy Session at the Patristic, Medieval, and
Renaissance Convention, Villanova, September 1997)
Duns Scotus, the Will's Affections, and the History of
Modern Philosophy (invited paper, Union College
Philosophy Colloquium, January 1997)
Voluntariness and Causality: Some Problems in
Aquinas's Theory of Moral Responsibility (invited
paper, Yale, September 1996)
Aquinas on Responsibility for Omissions (invited
paper, Boston Area Medieval Philosophy Colloquium,
Harvard University, March 1995)
Aquinas on Virtue of the Will (Union College, Winter
1994)
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor at Creighton University (2006present)
Assistant Professor at Creighton University (2002-2006)
-Philosophy as Therapy
-Two Philosophical Perspectives
-Critical and Historical Introduction to Philosophy
-Philosophical Ethics
-God and Persons
-History of Classical Greek Philosophy
-History of Mediaeval Philosophy
-History of Modern Philosophy
-History of Ethics
-Moral Philosophy
-Moral Psychology
-Honors Foundational Sequence
-Symbolic Logic (independent study)
-Mediaeval Latin
Visiting Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School (2000-2002)
-Introduction to Christian Latin
-Graduate course on the Ethics of Abelard and
Aquinas
Associate Professor at St. Johns Seminary College
(2000-2001)
Assistant Professor at St. John's Seminary College
(1995-2000)
-Aristotle
-Ethics of Aquinas and Scotus
-Mediaeval Philosophy
-Aquinas: Summa contra gentiles and De veritate
-Modern Philosophy
-Introduction to Philosophy
-Existentialism
-Contemporary Ethics
-Virtue
-Readings in Mediaeval Latin
-Metaphysics
-Analytical Thinking
-Aquinass Ethics
-Determinism and Free Will
-Graduate and Undergraduate Thesis Committees
Visiting Assistant Professor at Cornell University
-Contemporary Moral Issues (summer 1997)
Visiting Instructor at The University of Virginia
-graduate seminar on Aquinas's Ethical Theory
(spring 1993)
-Existentialism (spring 1993)
-M.A. Thesis Committee
Instructor at The University of Massachusetts, Lowell
-Ethics (summer 1990, summer 1992, fall 1992,
summer 1994, fall 1994, spring 1995, summer
1998)
-Introduction to Philosophy (summer 1991, fall 1992)
Instructor at The University of Massachusetts, Boston
-Existentialist Philosophy and Literature (fall 1990,
spring 1992)
-Moral and Social Philosophy (fall 1992, fall 1994)
Instructor at Bentley College
-Introduction to Philosophy (spring 1990, fall 1990,
spring 1992, fall 1993)
-Existentialism (spring 1995)
Instructor at Merrimack College
-Introduction to Philosophy (spring 1992)
Teaching Assistant at Cornell University
-Philosophy of Religion (taught by Norman
Kretzmann, fall 1986)
-Ethics (taught by Nicholas Sturgeon, spring 1987)
Grader at Cornell University
-Ancient Philosophy (taught by Terence Irwin and Gail
Fine, fall 1987)
-Ancient Philosophy (taught by Gail Fine, fall 1988)
-Mediaeval Philosophy (taught by Norman Kretzmann,
spring 1988)
Language instructor at the Berlitz School of Languages
(1981-1984)
Languages
Latin, Greek, French, Italian (reading only), elementary
Japanese, elementary German, elementary Arabic
