Ethics and Culture Cast

Episode 6: John O'Callaghan

November 30th, 2017 | 27 mins 51 secs

aquinas, philosophy, teaching

Philosopher John O'Callaghan is the director of the Jacques Maritain Center and a Senior Advisor at the CEC.

Our guest is Alyson Cox, the CEC's Law & Public Policy Fellow for 2017-18. We chat about her experience in the CEC's Sorin Fellows program, the internships that she undertook while at the Center, and her work as the president of Notre Dame Right to Life.

Episode 4: David Solomon

November 9th, 2017 | 22 mins 47 secs

ethics, fall conference, medical ethics, notre dame, philosophy

This episode features CEC founding director, professor emeritus David Solomon. We chat about what brought him to Notre Dame, his work with thousands of undergraduates and graduate students, and the foundation of the Center's annual Fall Conference.

Episode 3: Brad Gregory

October 26th, 2017 | 28 mins 48 secs

catholic, church, history, lutheranism, martin luther, reformation

We chat with Brad Gregory, professor of history, director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, member of the Center's Faculty Advisory Committee, and author of "Rebel in the Ranks: Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Conflicts That Continue to Shape Our World" (2017, HarperCollins).

Episode 2: Sean Kelsey

October 12th, 2017 | 23 mins 22 secs

aristotle, catholic, kelsey, notre dame, philosophy, writing

A conversation with Sean Kelsey, associate professor of philosophy and the chair of the CEC's Faculty Advisory Committee. We discuss his book on Aristotle's "De Anima", the writing process itself, the Center's work with students, and how the Center helps support the Catholic character of Notre Dame.

Episode 1: O. Carter Snead

September 28th, 2017 | 20 mins 19 secs

academics, culture, ethics, law, mission, notre dame, prolife, research, snead

This inaugural episode features a chat with Carter Snead, director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture.

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