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Throughout more than forty years of distinguished teaching and scholarship, James W. Felt has been respected for the clarity and economy of his prose and for his distinctive approach to philosophy. The seventeen essays collected in Adventures in Unfashionable Philosophy reflect Felt's encounters with fundamental philosophical problems in the spirit of traditional metaphysics but updated with modern concerns.
Among the main themes of the volume are: the enrichment of Thomistic philosophy through engagement with modern philosophers, Whitehead and Bergson, in particular; considerations of metaphysical method and its effect on philosophic conclusions; the development of a nuanced epistemological realism; and the relation of possibility to actuality and of time to experience.
“Adventures in Unfashionable Philosophy by James W. Felt is a collection of essays written over a forty year period. . . . This book will be especially valuable to the reader familiar with Whitehead and Aquinas. Adventures in Unfashionable Philosophy will be an excellent companion to the other books published by Felt.” —Catholic Library World
James W. Felt, S.J., is professor emeritus of Philosophy at Santa Clara University. He has published a number of books, including Human Knowing: A Prelude to Metaphysics (University of Notre Dame Press, 2005) and Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today (University of Notre Dame Press, 2007).