Francis Arthur Powell Aveling (1875–1941) was a Canadian psychologist, philosopher, and Catholic priest known for his contributions to experimental psychology and philosophical thought.
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he studied at Bishop Ridley College and McGill University before attending Keble College-Oxford. He converted to Catholicism in 1896, earned a Doctor of Divinity in Rome, and was ordained in 1899. He served as a curate in Tottenham and later became the first rector of Westminster Cathedral Choir School.
Aveling pursued psychological research, earning a PhD from the University of Louvain (1910) and a Doctor of Science from the University of London (1912.) He worked under Charles Spearman at University College London before becoming a professor at King’s College London.
President of the British Psychological Society (1926–29,) he contributed to The Dublin Review, The American Catholic Quarterly Review, and The Catholic Encyclopedia. Notable works include Immortality of the Soul (1905,) Science and Faith (1906,) The Modernism of St. Thomas Aquinas (1927,) and The Approach to Reality (1929,) exploring psychology, philosophy, and theology.
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The really happy man never laughs—seldom—though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping is a relief of mental tension—and the happy are not over strung.
—Francis Aveling
Topics: Happiness
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