Dr. Jennifer Frey, a Professor of Philosophy specializing in ethics, joins Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle to discuss happiness and the role virtue plays in attaining it. They explore the importance of avoiding sin, rejecting self-help in favor of seeking help from God, the challenges of moral conversion, unlocking political debate, and the pursuit of true happiness.

Philosophy professor Prof. Jennifer Frey delves into Aristotle and Aquinas' views on friendship and happiness. They discuss the importance of virtues, practical wisdom, and the role of community in achieving true flourishing. They explore how friendships can lead to self-transcendence, contrasting Aristotle's three types of friendships with Aquinas' perspective on friendship with God as charity.

In this engaging discussion, Jennifer Frey, a Roman Catholic philosopher known for her expertise in moral psychology and Thomas Aquinas, delves into the intricacies of moral psychology. They explore neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism and the essential role of virtues in achieving happiness. Frey shares her transformative journey toward embracing philosophy and Aquinas, while also examining the relationship between knowledge, desire, and moral failings. Listeners are encouraged to appreciate the connections between faith, reason, and moral understanding.

Jennifer Frey discusses classical and contemporary answers on the purpose of life. Topics include existentialist philosophy, pursuit of happiness, connection between meaning and happiness, role of form in defining purpose and goodness, perspectives on happiness and fulfilling life, contrasting hedonism with meaningful objectives, achieving ultimate satisfaction through communion with God, and importance of family in politics

Philosopher Jennifer Frey discusses practical truth, desire, and virtue in aligning knowledge and action for virtuous living. Topics include the interplay between cognition and desire, different kinds of judgments, intentional action descriptions, and Aquinas's teachings on virtues and practical truth.

Dr. Jennifer Frey, the inaugural Dean of the Honors College and a philosophy professor at the University of Tulsa, dives into Thomas Aquinas's intriguing insights on sin. She explains how sin is a failure to achieve one's potential and reflects a complex relationship between good and evil. The discussion explores how flawed actions can embody a potential for goodness, notably in contexts like professional sports. Frey emphasizes the moral dimensions of skillful actions and how true happiness is tied to our pursuit of virtue and ultimate purpose.

Prof. Jennifer Frey discusses Flannery O'Connor's vision of grace in her fiction. They explore O'Connor's life, her struggles, and the themes of human perfection, supernatural beatitude, and grace in her works. The discussion also touches on the complementary nature of philosophy and literature in deepening our understanding of complex concepts like love and wisdom.

Philosophy expert Prof. Jennifer Frey delves into the concept of the human person, emphasizing the importance of philosophical anthropology for ethical inquiry. The discussion covers Walker Percy's introspective journey, Elizabeth Anscombe's moral norms, human virtues, happiness, and the challenges of moral decision-making amidst complexities.

Philosophy professor Prof. Jennifer Frey discusses moral truth, practical reasoning, virtues, and the importance of seeking truth. Delving into Aquinas' views on morality, she emphasizes moral knowledge and virtues like justice and prudence. Exploring happiness, friendship, and ethical egoism through Aquinas and Aristotle, the discussion also covers the common good, sin, negligence, and moral decision-making.

Expert in Walker Percy's philosophy, Jennifer Frey, discusses Percy's journey to self-knowledge and religion, his decision to embrace Catholicism, challenges of southern identity, and themes of sin, transcendence, and redemption in his novels.