ained ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁for ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁South w ark . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁in ▁Clay gate ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁canon ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁South w ark ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Haw kins ▁was ▁a ▁ne o - Th om ist ▁and ▁updated ▁Thom ism ▁with ▁modern ▁thought . ▁He ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁real ism ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas , ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁can ▁know ▁external ▁reality . ▁He ▁also ▁def ended ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁direct ▁real ism ▁and ▁an ▁intuit ive ▁per ception ▁theory . ▁In ▁a ▁review , ▁William ▁K ne ale ▁described ▁Haw kins ' ▁The ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁Exper ience ▁as ▁a ▁rest at ement ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁common ▁sense ▁school . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁C aus ality ▁and ▁Imp lication ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁Appro ach ▁to ▁Philosoph y ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁The ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁Exper ience ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁A ▁Sk etch ▁of ▁Med ieval ▁Philosoph y ▁( 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁The ▁Ess entials ▁of ▁The ism ▁( 1 9 5 0 ) ▁Being ▁and ▁Be coming ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁Cru cial ▁Problem s ▁of ▁Modern ▁Philosoph y ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁Man ▁and ▁Mor als ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁Christian ▁Mor ality ▁( 1