Scientific Committee

A Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota, USA), Professor Spencer is an authoritative scholar of Dietrich von Hildebrand’s thought and the phenomenological tradition, employing an approach that integrates classical metaphysics and personalism.

• Specialization: Expert in philosophical anthropology, aesthetics, and the metaphysics of the person. His research focuses on the nature of human interiority and the perception of values.

• Contribution to the Chair: He actively collaborates with the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum to deepen the connection between realist phenomenology and Thomism, offering an academic perspective that combines analytical rigor with spiritual sensitivity.

• Key Publications: Author of numerous essays and volumes, including The Irreducibility of the Human Person e non The Form of the Person (2022), in which he explores the structure of the human being in dialogue with the Hildebrandian tradition.

• Research Areas: He focuses on the themes of beauty, subjectivity, and the “deep experiences” of the heart as pathways to objective truth.