The Dangers of Moral Certainty - Part 1 of 4

 

Go to Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Pgm. Title: IDEAS
Program City: TORONTO
Broadcast Date: FEB17-2010 Broadcast Time: 21:05:00
Episode Title: AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS...


TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Duration: 00:52:00 Tape Start: 00:00:00

PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Origin: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Radio News and Current Affairs
Network: Radio One
Host: Paul Kennedy

ITEM TITLE: AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS...
LENGTH: 00:51:00
PEOPLE: FAULK, FRANK / DIMOCK, SUSAN / MULHALL, MICHAEL / BURTON, ROBERT ZWART, WILLEM

SUBJECT HEADINGS: ETHICS / PHILOSOPHY / SOCIAL CUSTOMS / HISTORY / RELIGION

ITEM TYPE: DOCUMENTARY

SYNOPSIS: Documentary by Frank Faulk, a producer with CBC, about the dangers of moral certainty.

SOUND DESCRIPTION: Clips:
- Susan Dimock, a professor of moral philosophy at York University
- Michael Mulhall, a Catholic priest and theologian in Chicago
- Dr. Robert Burton, a neurologist and the author of On Being Certain: believing you are right even when you're not
- Willem Zwart, a teacher at Oak Grove High School in Ojai, California

Graphic design, video animation: Abid Jan