James Berquist, whose doctoral dissertation in Philosophy is about Natural Law, talks about Natural Law and the Common Good, and current applications of these.

0:03 Intro from Chris and Laura

6:32 James begins. Proper understanding of the natural law is today’s goal. Good is to be done and evil is to be avoided. We’ll talk about the meaning of the word ‘good’.

18:48 What do we mean when we say ‘good’? Some examples.

26:46 Errors when we confuse the meaning of ‘good’

46:54 The good actually exists in things, in reality

1:02:40 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

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