2018 Veritas Forum at Texas A&M University
“What Do We Really Know About Right & Wrong?” – J. Budziszewski
A noted thinker has warned about a ‘dictatorship of moral relativism.’ But some norms do vary according to circumstances (it would be wrong to drive on the right in England, wouldn’t it?) Besides, some moral questions are confusing (is capital punishment murder?) So is there anything about right and wrong that doesn’t change (like what marriage is? or does that change too?) Can we know it? And is all this just ‘Christian morality,’ or can it have traction in the public square?”
Dr. Budziszewski specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, legal philosophy, and the interaction of religion with philosophy. Among his research interests are classical natural law, virtue ethics, conscience and moral self deception, the institution of the family in relation to political and social order, religion in public life, and the problem of toleration. Dr. Budziszewski can be found at his personal website UndergroundThom
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