C. S. Lewis | "On Christian Virtue" | Mere Christianity | Philosophers Explained | Stephen Hicks

Philosophers, Explained covers major philosophers and texts, especially the great classics. In each episode, Professor Hicks discusses an important work, doing a close reading that lasts 40 minutes to an hour.

In this episode, Dr. Hicks discusses Lewis' description and defense of Christian morality.

C.S. Lewis(1898-1963) was a philosopher, theologian and lecturer. He was the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, the Space Trilogy and many works of Christian apologetics.

Timestamps:

00:56 The text
04:22 Christian Morality
05:45 Book III begins
06:25 Self-ownership?
08:07 The good life?
10:15 Social morality--not a political programme
14:42 "If there were such a society..."
15:23 Lending at interest
16:56 Why do we work?
18:51 Sexual morality: chastity
20:02 A comparison to food
21:38 Our responsibility for our current state
24:20 Marriage
29:38 Christian wives promise to obey their husbands
33:39 Forgiveness--the most difficult virtue?
37:58 The great sin--pride
44:13 Hope
44:32 Faith
52:02 Faith "You must do this. I can't."


Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.

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