Michael F. Andrews, PhD, is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and recently served as Dean / Director of the Loyola Rome Center in Rome, Italy.  The former McNerney-Hanson University Endowed Professor of Ethics at the University of Portland, Dr. Andrews specializes in the areas of Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Phenomenology.  He has lectured and published widely in ethics, metaphysics, and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.  His areas of interest include Renaissance Philosophy of Art, Kierkegaard, and the intersection of philosophy and theology.  He is a past member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and former International Research Scholar at the Jesuit Historical Institute in RomeAntonio Calcagno, PhD, is professor of philosophy at King’s University College at Western University and an elected memberof the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.  His areas of specialization include Continental Philosophy and Social and Political Philosophy.  His areas of competence include Renaissance and Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Education, and Philosophy of Art.  He is a former president of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and has published and lectured widely on Edith Stein.

• Introduction by Michael F. Andrews.- PART ONE:        Ethics. Marian Maskulak, CPS, Saint John’s University (New York), USA.- Melinda Jolly, Australia Catholic University, Australia.- Jacob W. Torbek, Loyola University Chicago, USA.- Michele Keuter Petersen, Independent Scholar.- William Tullius, Gonzaga University, USA.- PART TWO:  Metaphysics. L.R.Lovestone, Florida State University, USA.- Sarah Borden Sharkey, Wheaton College (Illinois), USA.- Martina Galvani, Northwestern Italian Philosophy Consortium, Italy.- Eva Reyes-Gacitúa, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.- Angela Ales Bello, Lateran Pontifical University, Rome, Italy.- Christof Betschart, OCD, Teresianum Pontifical University, Rome, Italy.-  PART THREE:  Applications and Implications. Claudia Marièle Wulf, Netherlands.- Antonio Calcagno, King’s University College, Canada.- Mary J. Gennuso, Independent Scholar, USA.- Anna Maria Pezzella, Lateran University, Italy.- Paulina Monjaraz Fuentes, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico “Empathy as a Starting Position to Rebuild Human Community”.- Pamela Fitzpatrick, The University of Mount Olive, USA .- Petr Urban, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academic of Sciences, Czech Republic.- John Sullivan, OCD, Independent Scholar, USA.- Michael F. Andrews, Loyola University Chicago Rome Center, Italy.