Undeceptions with John Dickson 57. Jesus Philosopher
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Nov 28, 2021 Angus Brooke, Associate Professor of Philosophy specializing in metaphysics and Aquinas, and Dolores Morris, philosopher and singer-songwriter who blends contemporary thought with music. They discuss why philosophy matters for believers and skeptics. They explore Aquinas, Augustine, teleology versus design, science’s limits on consciousness, the is-ought problem, and Christianity’s account of moral facts and meaning.
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Philosophy Is For Everyone
- Sam Harris models intellectual openness but his dismissal of religion as dogmatic overlooks that both atheists and believers hold deep commitments requiring reflection.
- John Dickson argues philosophy is needed by both sides to examine why we believe what we believe and to avoid closed-mindedness.
Philosophy Became A Lifeline For Dolores
- Dolores Morris became a philosopher after personal losses led her to seek answers to suffering and meaning through philosophy.
- She credits philosophy as a lifeline during grief and values it because it makes worldviews the subject of scrutiny rather than assumption.
Church Fathers Used Philosophy To Explain Faith
- Early Christians engaged deeply with classical philosophy rather than rejecting it, using thinkers like Cicero and Neoplatonism to interpret Scripture.
- Augustine and other fathers blended philosophical concepts (e.g., telos) into Christian theology to articulate faith intelligibly.
