Wheaton College McManis Lecture by Dr. Jon McGinnis

Dr.
Jon McGinnis will deliver a philosophy lecture titled "To Be or Not to Be:
The Avicennan Distinction between Essence and Existence and Its Repercussions
in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas.”



Dr. McGinnis is a Professor of Classical and Medieval Philosophy at University
of Missouri-St. Louis. He is also on the executive council of the Society for
Medieval and Patristic Philosophy and is a fellow in the Center for
International Studies.



In this Wednesday evening lecture, McGinnis will outline the influence medieval
Muslim philosopher Avicenna (980-1037) has had on the history of Christian
philosophy, philosopher Thomas Aquinas, and today's religious students in Iran.




This lecture is the first in the 2013-2014 McManis Lecture Series at Wheaton
College. It is free and open to the public, and will be held in room 339 of
Blanchard Hall. For more information, call the Philosophy Department at
630.752.5040.