Friday, September 30, 2011

Sociology and the Life of Virtue

Professor Aaron Urbanczyk has written about the modern outlook on moral questions.
His work refers to an article by David Brooks about a survey of college students regarding their outlook on morality.

Professor Urbanczyk's article.

David Brook's article.

Questions:

1) What do these articles say about modern interpretations of morlaity?
2) How does this modern interpretation of morality differ from the Catholic perspective on morality as explained in Fr. O'Malley's book?
3) Contrast this view of morality with the phrase "Ought follows is."

Monday, March 21, 2011

Tuesdays with Morrie

As we have watched the movie Tuesdays with Morrie in class, you might be interested to see the actual Nightline interview with Morrie.

Part 1:

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Dinesh D'Souza vs. Christopher Hitchens

A debate on theism vs atheism between Dinesh D'Souza arguing for the Christian worldview and Christopher Hitchens arguing the atheistic worldview.

Both debaters take the other side seriously.  They listen to the arguments and anazlye them thoroughly.