Calvin and Hobbes, New Year’s Resolutions, and Virtue
Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · Marcus B. Peter, Th.D.
January 8, 20269m 56s
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Show Notes
Bill Watterson’s Calvin of comic strip fame once declared that he refused to make New Year’s resolutions, because improving oneself implied that certain values were better than others, but because values are relative they are all equl – virtue is no better than vice. Marcus looks at how this strip serves as a commentary on our culture.
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