Webinar #230 Dr John Patrick - Morality and ethics in today's world

Recorded on 16 January 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr John Patrick

Ethics courses only routinely appeared in the medical curriculum in the 80s An anecdote: “I only teach ethics I don’t practice them.” Aristotle begins his ethics; “Every rational activity aims at some end or good.” Paul points out that “ The good that I would I do not…” The University presumes (with patent absurdity) that all our problems are due to ignorance! The Hippocratic Physicians knew that many practitioners were charlatans. Hence the four necessities: Where do morals come from? Polanyi. Lewis, Leff and for us Deuteronomy. The unintended disaster of reductionism leading to scientism. The change in the meaning of the word Fact introduced by reductionism and politicized by Bacon.

Dr John Patrick is a Canadian Lecturer on medical ethics, faith and public policy. He is currently President and Professor of the History of Science, Medicine and Faith at Augustine College. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠