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Philosophy Friday: Dr. Brian Besong on Traditional Natural Law, Trolley Problems, and President Trump

Philosophy Friday: Dr. Brian Besong on Traditional Natural Law, Trolley Problems, and President Trump

FromThe Pat Flynn Show


Philosophy Friday: Dr. Brian Besong on Traditional Natural Law, Trolley Problems, and President Trump

FromThe Pat Flynn Show

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Length:
141 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Brian Besong, author of Introduction to Ethics, joins the Pat Flynn Show to provide a brief introduction to the theory of traditional natural law, and why, he contends, it is still the best ethical theory on the philosophical market today. After which, we turn to listener questions on everything from the trolley problem, the naturalistic fallacy, the ethics of eating meat, abortion, President Trump, and more. Mentioned Books/Articles I Was Once a Fetus: That Is Why Abortion is Wrong by Alexander Pruss The Ethics of Abortion by Christopher Kaczor In Defense of Eating Meat by Tim Hsaio The Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Law, and other articles, by David Oderberg Related Episodes https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/ep-396-motivated-reasoning-slavery-and-our-duties-to-the-poor-with-dr-michael-rota/  The Pat Flynn Show If you enjoyed this episode, it would mean the world to me if you could subscribe to, and leave a review for, The Pat Flynn show on iTunes HERE or Stitcher HERE. Reading your reviews and hearing your feedback is what keeps me fired up to make The Pat Flynn Show happen. Thank you!
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
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