Episode Details

Episode Topic: Obstacles to Moral Action

Explore how Thomas Aquinas transforms 13th-century ethics into a blueprint for modern life. Join elite scholars as they bridge the gap between ancient habits and contemporary character development, revealing how our first moral choices and the “architecture of consent” continue to shape our journey toward virtue and human flourishing.

Featured Speakers:

• José M. Torralba, University of Navarra
• Robert J. Barry, Providence College
• Isabel Lemaître Palma, University of the Andes (Santiago, Chile) 

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/ad58ab. 

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800.

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