#230 Morality and ethics in today’s world 🗓
With Dr John Patrick
'For there are some who long to know for the sole purpose of knowing, and that is shameful curiosity; others who long to know in order to become known, and that is shameful vanity.
To such as these we may apply the words of the Satirist: "Your knowledge counts for nothing unless your friends know you have it."
There are others still who long for knowledge in order to sell its fruits for money or honors, and this is shameful profiteering; others again who long to know in order to be of service, and this is charity.
Finally there are those who long to know in order to benefit themselves, and this is prudence.'
- Bernard Clairvaux, Sermon 36 of Sermons on the Song of Songs
Recommended resources:
- John's website
- Doctor John Patrick podcast
- Augustine College
- From Hippocrates to Evidence-Based Medicine - John's previous ICMDA webinar
- John's reading list
Further reading:
- Peter Kreeft - The best Things in Life
- Peter Kreeft - The Refutation of Moral Relativism
- Arthur Leff - Unspeakable Ethics, Unnatural Law
- James Tour with Stephen Myer at Dallas Apologetics Conference videos
- Oliver O’Donovan - The Disappearance of Ethics: The Gifford Lectures
- Rodney Stark - For the Glory of God
- CS Lewis - Abolition of Man
- Lesslie Newbigin - Foolishness to the Greeks
- Robert Fogle - The Fourth Great Awakening
- David Stove - Darwinian Fairytales
- James Tour - chapter in The mystery of Life's Origin
Dr John Patrick
Dr John Patrick is a Canadian Lecturer on medical ethics, faith and public policy. He is currently President and Professor of the History of Science, Medicine and Faith at Augustine College.
