Ethical Theory Review
Bradford Cokelet
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Virtue Signaling, Grandstanding, and Judging Others
It is easy to write other people off when you think they are just virtue signaling, grandstanding, or trolling. But is it good that we tend to more and more judge people with those categories and…
Should We Blame AI?
Should we blame AI computer systems when they cause harm or unjust outcomes? Does it depend on whether AIs have free will or exhibit morally responsible agency -- whatever it is that makes adults…
Fanaticism, Devotion, and Nihilism
Discussion of fanaticism, devotion, and nihilism with Paul Katsafanas of Boston University. When someone becomes a fanatic about their worldview is that always a bad thing? Should fanatics moderate…
Veganism and Free-riding
Do you have a moral obligation to go Vegan? If so, why? If not, why not? Brad and Tristram McPherson (Ohio State) discuss a new argument that we are obligated to go Vegan in order to avoid wrongful…
How to Do Things with Emotions: Owen Flanagan
Are our emotional reactions natural or malleable? Which moral emotions are useful in our increasingly secular and multi-cultural environment? What kinds of anger should we give up? Does shame get a…
S2E4 Confucianism, Morality, and Well-being
What different views on human nature inform ethical theory in the Confucian tradition? What kinds of rituals do Confucians think we need to engage in to achieve flourishing lives or high levels of…
S2E5 Ethics of Gamete Donation and the Value of Genetic Knowledge
If you conceive a child with a donated egg or sperm (gamete), are you morally required to tell the child how they were conceived? Do children need knowledge of their genetic parents to develop a…
S1E5 Prophetic Pragmatism: Cornel West, Hope, and the Philosophy of Race
What is Cornel West's Prophetic Pragmatism? How can we be honest about the legacy of racism in the USA and not lose hope? What role can and should philosophers play in promoting progress and…
S2E1 Grief: A Philosophic Guide
For whom do we grieve? When we grieve, what are we grieving about? Is there any benefit we should aim to get from grieving? Is grieving sometimes morally required? And what additional questions…
S1E3 Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals
Would the discovery that determinism is true undermine moral responsibility? Should it? In this episode I interview Pamela Hieronymi about her new book Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of…
S1E2 Religion and Human Development (Jennifer Herdt)
Humanists argue that there is something special about human beings and that to live well we must grow up, overcome our childish and brutish temptations, and become fully human. Secular Enlightenment…
S1E1 Virtue and Meaning -- an Interview with David McPherson
Interview with David McPherson, Associate Professor at Creighton University. We discuss his new book, Virtue and Meaning, which develops and defends a new theory of human nature – the human being…
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Ethical Theory Review has published 12 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.
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