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Thomas Leonard Montague Pink (born 26 November 1959)[1] is a British philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London.[2] His research focuses on human action, free will[3], moral and political philosophy[4], legal theory, and the history of early modern and scholastic philosophy.[5][6]
He is the author of Free Will: A Very Short Introduction (2004)[7] and Selections from the Political Works of Francisco Suarez (2015).[8]
Education and career
[edit]He was educated at Charterhouse from 1973 to 1977 before attending Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from 1978 to 1982 and a PhD in Philosophy from 1982 to 1986, with his doctoral research focused on rational choice theory.[9]
In 1996, Pink joined King’s College London, where he taught until 2022.[10] He is now Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at King’s College and remains active in research, publication, and international lectures at Oxford, Harvard, Berkeley, and Notre Dame.[11]
Research
[edit]Pink’s research focuses on the philosophy of action[12], moral and legal obligation, and the intersection of Church authority [13]with political and legal theory.[14][15]
Pink's work on Catholic political thought examines the law-giving and teaching authority of the papacy, the relationship between ecclesiastical and civil authority[16], and debates concerning religious liberty.[17] His publications include The Psychology of Freedom (1996)[18], Theories of the Will and Human Action: From Antiquity to the Present Day (2004)[19], co-edited with Martin Stone, Free Will: A Very Short Introduction (2004)[7], Selections from the Political Works of Francisco Suárez (2015)[8], and The Ethics of Action, Volume 1: Self-Determination (2016).[20] He has also prepared scholarly editions of works by Suárez[21] and Hobbes.[22]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Professor Thomas Leonard Montague Pink - Director Profile - Endole". open.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Pentin, Edward (2018-10-23). "Why Catholic Teaching Is 'Increasingly Embarrassing' to Church Leaders (Part 1)". NCR. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, David (2026-03-20). "In the Pink | Mises Institute". mises.org. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Guminski, Arnold T. "An Examination of Thomas Pink's Theory of the Doctrine concerning Religious Freedom in Dignitatis Humanae". Christian Studies.
- ↑ DeReuil, W. Joseph (2022-11-16). "Thomas Pink Argues Against Church-State Separation". Irish Rover. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Cook, Michael (2025-07-28). "Leading Catholic bioethics think tank in UK closes down". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- 1 2 Gross, David M. (1951). "Book reviews → Free Will: A Very Short Introduction (Thomas Pink) • TPL". The Picket Line. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- 1 2 Suárez, Francisco (1944). Selections from three works of Francisco Suarez. Clarendon Press.
- ↑ Foisneau, Luc. "Pouvoir de l'État et pouvoir normatif : l'État en tant qu'enseignant coercitif". Politika.
- ↑ "Symposia, Ep. 2:"Apostasy is a Crime" with Professor Thomas Pink". 2023-10-04. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "Lecture by Thomas Pink: "The Church, the State, and the Authority to Coerce" // Events // de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture // University of Notre Dame". ethicscenter.nd.edu. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "State power and normative power: the state as coercive teacher". Politika.
- ↑ "Papal Authority and the Limits of Official Theology". The Lamp Magazine. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "Self-Determination and Ethics". 3:16. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Morello, Sebastian (2023-10-04). "Symposia, Ep. 2:"Apostasy is a Crime" with Professor Thomas Pink". Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Czaderna, Bianca (2015-12-07). ""For Freedom Set Free"". First Things. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Douthat, Ross (2023-03-17). "Opinion | What Liberal Catholicism Gets Right". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Pink, Thomas (2007-07-26). The Psychology of Freedom. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-03822-5.
- ↑ "The Will and Human Action: From Antiquity to the Present Day". British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 13 (4). Routledge: 795–814. 2005-11-01. doi:10.1080/09608780500293133. ISSN 0960-8788.
- ↑ "Self-Determination : The Ethics of Action, Volume 1 by Thomas Pink (2017, Hardcover) for sale online". eBay UK. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "455. Tom Pink on Francisco Suárez | History of Philosophy without any gaps". historyofphilosophy.net. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ London, King's College (2026-05-21). "Legal authority as coercive teacher". King's College London. Retrieved 2026-09-24.