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Nebraska Authors

C. Leo Sweeney

AKA: Rev. Fr. C. Leo Sweeney

Born 1918-09-22 Greeley County, NE (USA)

Died 2001-12-08
Chicago, IL (USA)

Buried
Des Plaines, IL (USA)
All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum

Catholic Priest and longtime Professor of Philosophy, Sweeney did extensive research on the subject of neoplatonism, a system of thought started by Plotinus. He was the author of many articles, papers and books.

Places Lived

O'Connor, NE (Greeley County)
St. Louis, MO
Omaha, NE
Chicago, IL

Author Of

  • Other
  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Philosophy; Neoplatonism; Religion

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1943, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy, 1945, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Occupation

Professor of Philosophy
Catholic Priest

Places Worked

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Catholic University of American, Washington D.C.
Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Associations

President the U.S. section of the International Society of Neoplatonic Studies in 1986

Bibliography

Metaphysics of Authentic Existentialism.
Infinity in the Presocratics: A Biographical and Philosophical Study.
Authentic Metaphysics in an Age of Unreality.
Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought.
Christian Philosophy: Greek, Medieval, Modern Developments.

Sweeney also published many articles and scholarly papers.

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