Vol. 61 No. 1 (2025)
Published: 2025-06-30
10.21697/spch



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Studia Philosophiae Christianae (SPCh) is a biannual (until 2010 it was a biannual, 2011-2020 - quarterly), published continuously since 1965, edited by the Faculty of Christian Philosophy of the Academy of Catholic Theology, and since 2000 - by the Institute of Philosophy of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. SPCh publishes original articles on philosophy, as well as book reviews and reports on philosophical events. Articles are published mainly in Polish or English.
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2025-11-07
Kazimierz Kłósak: ‘Natural’ definition of the human soul, its legitimacy and limits of scientific utility [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 2(1966)1, pp. 173–204]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1966-tom-2-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1966-t2-n1-s173-204.pdf. Kazimierz Kłósak (1911–1982) studied philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Jagiellonian University...
2025-11-02
Józef Makselon: The Specificity of Attitudes Towards Death [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 17(1981)2, pp. 113–134]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/.../studia_philosophiae... Józef Jan Makselon (born 1950) is a full professor and former head of the Department of Psychology of Religion at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. His research interests include psychological issues related to human suffering and death, i.e. thanatopsychology...
2025-10-30
Ryszard F. Sadowski: "An Attempt to Elucidate the Relationship Between Biological and Cultural Factors in Philosophy"
Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/.../spch/article/view/15689
2025-10-28
Jan Woleński: The problem of philosophical assumptions and the consequences of science [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 47(2011)4, pp. 117–134]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2011-tom-47-numer-4/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2011-t47-n4-s117-134.pdf. Jan Woleński (born 1940) – analytical philosopher, logician, epistemologist, legal theorist and researcher of the history of the Lviv-Warsaw School...
2025-10-27
DEPUTY EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF SPCh. In connection with the 60th anniversary of the Studia Philosophiae Christianae journal, it is worth recalling the figures associated with SPCh who served as deputy editors-in-chief of the journal and had a significant impact on its functioning...
2025-10-21
Paul Weingartner: New aspects of the issue of truth in contemporary philosophy [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 22(1986)2, pp. 216–221]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1986-tom-22-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1986-t22-n2-s216-221.pdf. Paul Weingartner (born 1931) is an Austrian philosopher and science theorist. He studied philosophy, physics and mathematics at the University of Innsbruck...
2025-10-17
Władysław Tatarkiewicz: Medieval and modern views on beauty and art [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 3(1967)2, pp. 111–118]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1967-tom-3-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1967-t3-n2-s111-118.pdf. Władysław Tatarkiewicz (1886–1980) – philosopher, historian of philosophy and art, ethicist and aesthetician, member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the author of a well-known and frequently reprinted textbook on the history of philosophy entitled History of philosophy...
2025-10-16
Piotr Karpiński: "The End of Metaphysics. What Comes Next?" Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/.../spch/article/view/15688...
2025-10-13
Maria Szyszkowska: Consequences of Kant's separation of theoretical reason and practical reason in the philosophy of law [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 8(1972) 1, pp. 133-152]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1972-tom-8-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1972-t8-n1-s133-152.pdf. Maria Szyszkowska (born 1937) – professor of philosophy and social activist, senator of the fifth term. As an auditor, she studied philosophy at the Catholic Academy of Theology...
2025-10-09
Tadeusz Styczeń: On the Main Problem of Ethics [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 7(1971)1, pp. 5–54]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/ 1971-volume-7-number-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1971-t7-n1-p5-54.pdf. Tadeusz Styczeń (1931-2010) was one of the most famous Christian ethicists associated with the Catholic University of Lublin...
2025-10-08
The journal Studia Philosophiae Christianae has become the media patron of the publication entitled "God and the Free Market: Religions and Economics" ["Bóg i wolny rynek. Religie a ekonomia"] which will soon be released by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute (WEI Publishing House)...
2025-10-02
Sean J. McGrath: Heidegger: An Introduction to 'A (Very) Critical Introduction' [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 50(2014)1, pp. 111–117]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2014-tom-50-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2014-t50-n1-s111-117.pdf. Sean Joseph McGrath (born 1966) is a Canadian philosopher and professor of philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is known for his published works in the history of philosophy and philosophy of religion...
2025-09-29
Tymoteusz Mietelski: "Relationism in Enzo Paci’s Phenomenological Approach". Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/spch/article/view/15687...
2025-09-22
Patrick Madigan: Expressive Individualism, the Cult of the Artist as Genius, and Milton’s Lucifer [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 51(2015)2, pp. 173–185]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2015-tom-51-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2015-t51-n2-s173-185.pdf. Patrick Madigan (born 1945) is an American philosopher associated with Heythrop College in London, where he lectured in philosophy and served as editor of the Heythrop Journal...
2025-09-19
SPCh THEMATIC ISSUES. Some issues of SPCh contain collections of texts that are closely related to each other in terms of subject matter. They are the result of conferences organised at the Faculty of Christian Philosophy of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw and other philosophical centres in Poland, as well as the result of cooperation with groups of researchers working on specific topics...
2025-09-18
Witold Marciszewski: On advancing frontiers of science: a pragmatist approach [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 47 (2011)4, pp. 51–71]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2011-tom-47-numer-4/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2011-t47-n4-s51-71.pdf. Witold Marciszewski (born 1930) – philosopher specialising in logic, associated with the University of Białystok...