About the Institute

John Boyer

Learn about Faculty Fellow John Boyer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans.

Faculty Fellow

John Boyer, Ma

My name is John Boyer. I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans.

My philosophical research interests include issues in philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and philosophy of nature. I am particularly focused on issues of causality and explanation in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition. You can find my publications here.

Prior to coming to Loyola, I taught philosophy for six years at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in Houston, TX. I am currently a PhD Candidate in Philosophy at UST’s Center for Thomistic Studies; my dissertation is on Aristotle’s theory of causal explanation. Prior to this, I earned an MA in philosophy at the Center and a BA in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College (California).

In addition to teaching, I serve as a senior editor at Reality: A Journal for Philosophical Discourse.

Curriculum vitae

Areas of teaching

  • Natural Philosophy
  • Aristotle
  • Logic
  • Thomism

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