The University of Dallas Philosophy Department is pleased to announce the 27th annual Aquinas Lecture will be held January 28, 2010.

The featured speaker will be William Desmond of The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.  Dr. Desmond will speak on "Analogy, Dialectic, and Divine Transcendence:  Between St. Thomas and Hegel".  The lecture will be followed by a response from Dr. Robert Wood, Professor of Philosophy.

Dr. Desmond will also lead an informal student discussion on January 28, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.  On January 29, he will present a seminar at 3:00 in the Gorman Faculty Lounge.

All events are free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact the Philosophy department at 972-721-5161.

About the Aquinas Lecture Series

The Aquinas lecture series, begun in 1983, is an annual event sponsored by the Department of Philosophy in which distinguished philosophers address contemporary topics in the spirit of Thomas Aquinas. The list of Aquinas lecturers includes William Wallace, Joseph Owens, John Caputo, Edmund Pellegrino, Robert Sokolowski, Kenneth Schmitz, Benedict Ashley, Ralph McInerny, Alasdair MacIntyre, John Wippel, Louis Dupre, Alfred Freddoso, and Norris Clarke.