The Slow Death of Morality | How Modern Ethics Sold Its Soul | Part 2 of 4

What happens when morality is unmoored from its metaphysical foundations? In part two of the Anthropology series, Dr. Nathan Jacobs traces the slow unraveling of moral philosophy—from its classical roots in virtue and teleology to its modern preoccupation with utility and consequence.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:05:22 Pagan philosophy and human polarities
00:35:38 Augustine and the nature-grace divide
00:55:06 Medieval faculty psychology: intellect and will
01:04:52 From Medieval Scholasticism to Modern Philosophy
01:11:56 The rise of empiricism and materialism
01:29:46 The empiricist challenge to Providence
01:41:18 Contemporary culture's nominalist foundation
01:47:53 The hedonistic definition of happiness
01:52:47 Modern anomalies in historical perspective
02:02:05 Passion over reason


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