Episode 21: For Goodness' Sake

La Bonne Vie

Kyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental this week by talking about goodness. Join us as we seek to conform our wills to being by nourishing our souls on goodness in the first part of this two-part conversation.

Show Notes and Outline of Topics

1. Good as a Transcendental

𐄁 truth directs intellect to being, goodness directs will to being

𐄁 goodness is about perfection

𐄁 possession of the good; what do we mean by possession?

𐄁 possession as bond of unity, abiding

𐄁 the good is to be possessed

𐄁 we must pursue good things in good ways, classical education

𐄁 freedom and the good

𐄁 using good versus abiding in good

2. The Proper Response to Transcendental Goodness

𐄁 the chair analogy: valuing classical education appropriately

𐄁 admiration, hope, and how we should be inclined to the good

𐄁 goodness as an invitation to beatitude

𐄁 surrender to the source of goodness as freedom

𐄁 admiration not the most fitting response to goodness

𐄁 affirmation, pursuit, and gratitude are the most fitting responses to goodness

3. Responding to the Goodness of Our Spouse

𐄁 affirming goodness in our spouse

𐄁 the problem when we affirm things that are not good

𐄁 taking time to delight in our spouse

𐄁 affirming goodness and maintaining benevolence

3. Responding to the Goodness of Our Children

𐄁 Storge, Greek word for the kind of love we have for our children

𐄁 pursuing the goodness of our children by playing with them

𐄁 the challenges with pursuing the goodness of our pre-teen and teenage children

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