Juan Eduardo Carreño has been awarded by the Instituto Razón Abierta of the Francisco de Vitoria University and the Vatican Foundation Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI.
La obra de Juan Eduardo Carreño, “Thomistic Philosophy in the Face of Evolutionary Fact: Methodological and Conceptual Insights for an Integration“, Traducido: La filosofía Tomista ente el hecho de la evolución: Consideraciones metodológicas y conceptuales para una integración, fue distinguida en la categoría de Investigación, por proponer una rigurosa integración entre la evolución biológica y la filosofía tomista. El trabajo ofrece un marco metodológico y conceptual que incorpora aportes científicos desde una visión sapiencial.
Regarding the origin of his research, the scholar points out that "a recurring question among those who approach the the thought of Thomas Aquinasand to a philosophy of Christian inspiration in general, points to its apparent incompatibility with biological evolution. In this text I face this problem; the answer I offer is the fruit of several years of work, but I think that, even those who disagree with my hypotheses, can find there a methodological approach that could be useful to elaborate their own answer".
His work seeks to integrate the evolutionary fact in the matrix of a philosophy inspired by the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Special attention has been paid to five questions: the entitative structure of the living; the notion of species; micro versus macro evolution; the ontological status of man; and the finality of the cosmos and the living.
The Open Reason Awards recognize research and teaching proposals that, in line with the thinking of Benedict XVI, seek to integrate scientific knowledge with the humanities, particularly philosophy and theology.
This year's edition closed with 410 applications from 63 universities from around the world, and with a rigorous three-phase evaluation process.
The award ceremony will be held on September 30 at the Vatican, in the context of an international seminar where the winners will present their ideas to the academic and ecclesial community.
Since their inception, the awards have honored more than 30 projects from 15 countriesThe Foundation has consolidated its position as a benchmark in the promotion of dialogue between science, humanities and theology.