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Can Löwe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Philosophy

Education

  • Ph.D. Philosophy, KU Leuven
  • M.Phil. Philosophy, KU Leuven
  • M.A. Philosophy, KU Leuven

Research Interests

Latin medieval metaphysics, philosophy of action, and ethics; Thomas Aquinas.

Publications and Media Placements

Books

  • with Russell Friedman (KU Leuven). Medieval Philosophical Texts on the Powers of the Soul: From Aquinas to Ockham (Anthology of Latin medieval texts in translation). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025.
  • Thomas Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Human Act. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Articles

  • “William Crathorn on the Identity between the Soul, Its Powers, and Its Acts.” Journal of the History of Philosophy. Forthcoming.
  • “Albert the Great on the Soul and Its Powers.” Journal of the History of Philosophy 64, no. 3 (2026): 365–386.
  • with Gillian Shaftoe (Toronto Metropolitan University). “Henry of Ghent on the Relational Character of Causal Powers.” Journal of the History of Philosophy 63 (1) (2025): 27–48.
  • “Aquinas on Dualist Mental Causation.” History of Philosophy Quarterly. 2023
  • “Super-Causes, Super-Grounds, and the Flow of Powers: Three Medieval Views on Natural Kinds and Kind-Specific Powers.” Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy 10 (2022): 118–152.

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Philosophical Association
  • Société Internationale pour l’Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale
  • Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy