[[File:|thumb|John Micallef (1923-2003]] John Micallef (1923-2003) was a Maltese minor [[philosopher]]. In philosophy he was mostly interested in [[Existentialism]].

Life

Micallef was born in [[Victoria, Gozo]] in 1923. After completing his studies at the Lyceum in [[Malta]], he continued studying at the [[Gregorian University]] of [[Rome]]. From here he acquired a [[Master's_degree|Masters]] in Philosophy. He also studied philosophy at [[Heythop College]] in [[London]], [[England]]. From the [[University of London]] he acquired a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Italian Language]], and another [[Master’s degree]] in [[Linguistics]]. From the [[Colorado_Mesa_University|University of Western Colorado]] in the [[United States of America]] he acquired, in 1973, a [[Doctorate]] in [[Arts]]. In 1980 he also acquired a [[Master's_degree|Masters]] in [[Christian]] Studies from [[Regent College]] of [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]. Over and above, he pursued studies at the University of [[Oña]], in [[Spain]], and at the University of Innsbruck, in [[Austria]]. Micallef emigrated from [[Malta]] to [[Canada]] in 1964. He eventually settled in [[Nelson, British Columbia]], and then in [[Oregon]], [[U.S.A.]]. In [[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson]] he was Associate Professor of Philosophy at the [[Notre Dame University College]]. He was also Associate Professor of Philosophy at the [[University of Portland]], and at the [[Mount Angel, Oregon|Mount Angel College]], both in [[Oregon]]. Micallef died in 2003 in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Work

Philosophy of Existence, and was issued in 1969 (Philosophical Library, New York, U.S.A.). As its title indicates, in this 225-page composition Micallef reveals his thorough [[Existentialist]] perspective. The book is basically divided into four parts, each one sub-divided into chapters. The composition is a highly elaborate philosophical exercise into the nature of existence. Successively, Micallef deals with the affirmation of existence, the process of existence, the properties of existence, and the dialectic of existence. Unfortunately, since the book was issued abroad, it has been seldom read in [[Malta]]. Consequently, its merited influence on the Maltese philosophical tradition was next to none. Additional publications by John Micallef are: "No Destination- A Travellers Way" - a collection of poems and "Joy is my Gift" a collection of poems. In addition John Micallef was a prolific writer, who has numerous finished manuscripts and plays that are unfortunately un-published.

Sources

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• Mark Montebello, Il-Ktieb tal-Filosofija f’Malta (A Source Book of Philosophy in Malta), PIN Publications, Malta, 2001.
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• Mark Montebello, Malta’s Philosophy & Philosophers, PIN Publications, Malta, 2011.

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