Raphael Mary Salzillo

Raphael Mary Salzillo is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT). His work centers on Thomas Aquinas, focusing on his metaphysics of the human person, the problem of universals, and the integration of hylomorphic theory with contemporary science.

• PhD in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
• MDiv and MA in Philosophy, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
• MS in Electrical Engineering (subfield: Applied Physics), University of California, San Diego
• BS in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology

His research explores the intersection of medieval metaphysics, particularly Aquinas's thought, and modern scientific frameworks. He has published on the mereological dimensions of Aquinas's philosophy and is investigating subsistence in Aquinas and the interaction problem in contemporary philosophy of mind.

Recent publications and under-review manuscripts highlight his engagement with Scholastic philosophy, the problem of universals, and the application of hylomorphic theory to scientific discourse.