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Joseph Rickaby
1845–1932
A Jesuit priest and philosopher from England, he helped bring Scholastic thought to a wider audience through clear writing, teaching, and translations of Thomas Aquinas. His work reflects a serious moral mind shaped by years in the classroom and the religious life.
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Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law
by Joseph Rickaby
About the author
Born in Everingham, Yorkshire, in 1845, Joseph John Rickaby entered the Society of Jesus after studying at the University of London. He was educated at Stonyhurst and was ordained a priest in 1877, later becoming one of the group often called the "Stonyhurst Philosophers."
Rickaby taught ethics, logic, and metaphysics, and became known for writing on moral philosophy, natural law, and Scholastic thought. He also translated works by Thomas Aquinas into English, helping make medieval Catholic philosophy more accessible to later readers.
He died in 1932 at St Beuno's in North Wales. Today he is remembered chiefly as a Jesuit teacher and writer whose books brought careful philosophical argument to religious and ethical questions.