Gut-wrenching love: What a fresh look at the ‘Good Samaritan’ story says for ethics today

By Meghan Sullivan, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame

The Bible story of the Good Samaritan is more than a mainstay of Sunday school courses. “Good samaritan” is the catch-all way to describe a do-gooder – someone who stops to change the tire of a stranded motorist, helps a lost child find their parents in a store and gives money to disaster relief programs.

But as an ethicist, I’d argue that the parable’s moral vision is much more radical than merely advising people to help out when they can. The parable raises profound philosophical questions about…

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