Andrzej Piotr Stefańczyk

Andrzej Piotr Stefańczyk is a Professor at the Department of the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy within the Faculty of Philosophy at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). He holds a habilitation and is a recognized scholar in ancient and medieval philosophy. His research focuses on determinism, free will, and the thought of figures like Augustine, Anselm of Canterbury, and Thomas Aquinas. He has led a significant grant on determinism from St. Augustine to Alvin Plantinga (2015–2018).

Education:

• 1986–1992: Classical Philology (MA), KUL
• 1988–1993: Theoretical Philosophy (MA), KUL
• Doctoral Dissertation: Between Necessity and Freedom (supervised by Prof. A. Kijewska)

Research Interests:

• Historical and logical analysis of determinism vs. free will in ancient/medieval thought
• Medieval modal logic and language theory
• Augustine’s and Anselm’s theological philosophy

Grants & Projects:

• Main researcher in National Science Centre grant (2015–2018) exploring determinism from Augustine to Plantinga

Labs/Teams: Engaged with the Faculty’s research initiatives, including the John Paul II Institute and the Centre for Medieval Cultural History.