How Do We Explain Human Moral Codes: So Similar Yet So Different?

November 14, 2024 00:07:47
How Do We Explain Human Moral Codes: So Similar Yet So Different?
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How Do We Explain Human Moral Codes: So Similar Yet So Different?

Nov 14 2024 | 00:07:47

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Show Notes

Another selection from the draft of Bart's book, tentatively called The Origins of Altruism: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West.  This bit is the introduction to my chapter 6:  "Transforming the Ethics of Jesus: Moral Discourse in Early Christianity.'

Read by Steve McCabe.

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