Vol. 61 No. 2 (2025)
Published: 2025-12-31
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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2026-02-17
The latest issue of the journal (2/2025) has been published on the SPCh website, featuring 11 articles, 3 book reviews and 2 reports on philosophical events...
2026-02-03
The year 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of Studia Philosophiae Christianae...
2026-01-30
John Finnis: Capital Punishment and Lethal Acts in War [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 60(2024)2, pp. 7–34]. Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/.../spch/article/view/15054. John Finnis (born 1940) is an Australian lawyer and philosopher, one of the most prominent contemporary theorists of natural law. He is Professor Emeritus of Law and Philosophy of Law at the University of Oxford and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame...
2026-01-26
Juuso Loikkanen: The design argument salvaged? Assessing the contemporary argument from improbability [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 56(2020)3, pp. 51-70]. Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/spch/article/view/8858. Juuso Loikkanen is a Finnish researcher, mainly associated with the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). His research focuses on the relationship between science and religion, including issues of evolution, intelligent design, and God's action in the world...
2026-01-23
Stanisław Kamiński: On Necessary Truths [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 4(1968)1, pp. 47-72]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1968-tom-4-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1968-t4-n1-s47-72.pdf. Stanisław Kamiński (1919-1986) was associated with the Catholic University of Lublin. For many years, he headed the Department of Logic and Theory of Cognition, as well as the Theoretical Philosophy Section. He was associated with two schools of philosophy: scholasticism and the Lviv-Warsaw school...
2026-01-22
Stanisław Judycki: The Depth and Contingency of Phenomenon: Phenomenology and Philosophy of the 20th Century [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 39(2003)2, pp. 187-203]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2003-tom-39-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2003-t39-n2-s187-203.pdf. Stanisław Piotr Judycki (born 1954) is a philosopher currently affiliated with the University of Gdańsk. He deals with epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the history of contemporary philosophy...
2026-01-21
Timo Helenius: Reflections on Poetic Work: Heidegger and Ricoeur [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 49(2013)4, pp. 41–67]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2013-tom-49-numer-4/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2013-t49-n4-s41-67.pdf. Timo Helenius has taught philosophy and ethics at Boston College, Mount Ida College, and most recently at the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on contemporary continental philosophy, particularly the work of Paul Ricoeur...
2026-01-20
Adam Grzeliński: The place of ethics in David Hume's philosophical system [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 43(2007)2, pp. 74-91]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2007-tom-43-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r2007-t43-n2-s74-91.pdf. Adam Grzeliński is a Polish historian of philosophy and professor of humanities at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (UMK). He specializes in modern British philosophy, aesthetics, and epistemology...
2026-01-19
Teresa Grabińska: Determinism and reductionism in the light of contemporary mathematics [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 28 (1992)1, pp. 19-30]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1992-tom-28-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1992-t28-n1-s19-30.pdf. Teresa Grabińska holds a PhD in theoretical physics and a postdoctoral degree in philosophy, and is a professor at the Land Forces Academy in Wrocław. She has published approximately 400 scientific papers...
2026-01-16
Zygmunt Hajduk: Valuation and values in science [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 42(2004)2, pp. 13-38]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/2004-tom-40-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae -r2004-t40-n2-p.13-38.pdf . Zygmunt Hajduk (1935-2025) was an outstanding Polish philosopher and long-time professor at the Catholic University of Lublin. His research focused on the philosophy of nature, scientific methodology, and the philosophy of science, including the axiology of science...
2026-01-16
Franz Furger: How to introduce basic ethical standards into scientific research [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 20(1984)2, pp. 142-149]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1984-tom-20-numer-2/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1984-t20-n2-s142-149.pdf. Franz Furger (1935-1997) was an eminent Swiss moral theologian and social ethicist, considered one of the key innovators of Catholic moral theology...
2026-01-09
Piotr Leśniak: Philosophy here and now. The ontology of process as the basis for philosophical coaching [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 54(2018)3, pp. 111-147]. Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/spch/article/view/3423. This article contains an outline of the ontological foundations of philosophical coaching—a new practical discipline. It is an extension of the idea of understanding philosophy as a spiritual exercise—a coaching model of practicing philosophy...
2026-01-03
François Höpflinger: Procreative decisions and the “value” of children [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 27(1991)1, pp. 139-148]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/texts/studia-philosophiae-christianae/1991-tom-27-numer-1/studia_philosophiae_christianae-r1991-t27-n1-s139-148.pdf. Prof. Dr. François Höpflinger, born in 1948, studied sociology and social psychology at the University of Zurich...
2025-12-24
Bronisław Dembowski: God and His Relationship to the World [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 18(1982)1, pp. 63-103]. Link to the text: https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/.../studia_philosophiae... This text by Bronisław Dembowski, a long-time employee of ATK and member of the SPCh editorial board, concerns the understanding of God's relationship to the world...
2025-12-18
Juan Palbo Stegmann: How realism promotes better social outcomes than empiricism and subjective idealism [Studia Philosophiae Christianae 55(2019)3, pp. 105–123]. Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/spch/article/view/6352. Juan Pablo Stegmann holds two doctoral degrees and two master's degrees, a bachelor's degree, and two postgraduate degrees (in economics, finance, business strategy, and engineering)...
2025-12-18
Marcin Walczak: "The Unreliability of Larmer’s Supranaturalism". Link to the text: https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/.../spch/article/view/15693