Patrick Riordan

Revd Dr Patrick Riordan, SJ

Senior Fellow in Political Philosophy and Catholic Social Thought
patrick.riordan@campion.ox.ac.uk

About

Patrick Riordan belongs to the Irish Jesuit province. He undertook graduate studies in philosophy in Munich and Innsbruck. He was awarded a doctorate in philosophy by the University of Innsbruck in 1985 for a thesis entitled 'The Senses of Justice: A Critical Reconstruction of Justice-Talk in Practical Discourse.' His M.A. studies had been at the Hochschule für Philosophie, Munich, where he submitted a Masters thesis in 1981 entitled 'Das Entstehen des Geistes. Karl Rahner’s Theorie der Selbstüberbietung.'

 

Patrick began his academic work in Dublin where he taught for fifteen years at the Milltown Institute for Theology and Philosophy, serving both as Dean of Philosophy, and as President. He later taught at Heythrop College, University of London, where he spent a further fifteen years.

 

Patrick has been visiting professor in the Philippines, at Jesuit universities in Manila, Naga, and Davao. He also spent time as visiting professor in Loyola Chicago, and as a Visiting Fellow at Boston College. He has published widely, with an emphasis on the common good and Catholic Social Thought.

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