Examining Ethics

John McClendon III and Stephen Ferguson II are like philosophical archaeologists, uncovering and analyzing the lost scholarship of Black thinkers from the last two centuries. Their book, African American Philosophers and Philosophy, is a fascinating... The post African American Philosophy with John McClendon III and Stephen Ferguson II appeared first on Examining Ethics.

We’re facing some pretty big problems these days. And whether they’re things like climate change, racism or poverty, these problems are all bigger than we are as individuals. So big, in fact, it can be... The post Robin Zheng: Roles and Responsibilities appeared first on Examining Ethics.

We take in massive amounts of information on a daily basis. Our brains use something called pattern-recognition to try and sort through and make sense of this information. My guest today, the philosopher Megan Fritts,... The post Phantom Patterns and Online Misinformation with Megan Fritts appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Most of us probably think of war as violent conflict between countries. There are aggressors and victims, and it’s essentially a battle between groups of people. My guests today, Kyle Fruh and Marcus Hedahl, complicate... The post Climate Change is Unjust War: Kyle Fruh and Marcus Hedahl appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Reparations and climate change might at first glance seem unrelated. My guest Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò argues that they are inextricably linked, and that racial justice cannot happen without climate justice. Contact us at examiningethics@gmail.com. For the... The post Reconsidering Reparations with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Regina Rini holds the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Moral and Social Cognition at York University and she joins us today to discuss why we might be disturbed when we learn about the role... The post Why Moral Psychology is Disturbing: Regina Rini appeared first on Examining Ethics.

We often discuss individual morality and ethics on the show–how people should or should not behave on an interpersonal level. But what about groups of people? How should they make sense of their competing value... The post Joshua Greene and Moral Tribes appeared first on Examining Ethics.

On the podcast today philosopher Benjamin Lipscomb explores the unique friendship and work of four women who changed the face of moral philosophy. The post The Women Are Up to Something: Benjamin Lipscomb appeared first on Examining Ethics.

On today's episode of Examining Ethics, philosopher Jana Mohr Lone explains the profoundly empowering effects philosophy can have on children. The post Seen and Not Heard: Jana Mohr Lone appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Many of us rely heavily on our smartphones and computers. But does it make sense to say we “trust” them? On today’s episode of Examining Ethics, the philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explores the relationship of... The post A Different Way of Thinking about Trust with C. Thi Nguyen appeared first on Examining Ethics.

 If you don’t know much about gaming, it can be easy to dismiss video games as violent wastes of time or to think of board games as something you pull out when there’s nothing else... The post Kat Schrier: Using Games to Teach Ethics appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Calls for increased transparency and oversight are common in public life. C. Thi Nguyen argues that transparency is a form of surveillance. The post Transparency is Surveillance: C. Thi Nguyen appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Giving away money and resources is great, right? What harm could it do? Philanthropy expert Shariq Ahmed Siddiqui, who is a professor at the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, joins us to explain... The post The Ethics of Giving with Shariq Siddiqui appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Alison Bailey opens her new book, The Weight of Whiteness with an invitation to “wade slowly and mindfully into the weight of whiteness, and to attend to the ways white supremacy has misshapen our nation,... The post The Weight of Whiteness with Alison Bailey appeared first on Examining Ethics.

The last time philosopher Candice Delmas was on the show, we explored civil disobedience. On today’s episode, we’re discussing the uncivil side of disobedience. She explains that the very reasons that we might be obligated... The post Uncivil Disobedience with Candice Delmas appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Deliberative democracy is a school of political thought in which conversation takes on a central role. It’s different from representative democracy, which involves voting and polling, because it focuses on discussion and understanding to move... The post Democratic Deliberation with Sheron Fraser-Burgess appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Legal scholar Ekow Yankah discusses the ethics of policing on today's episode of Examining Ethics. The post Policing and Ethics with Ekow Yankah appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Nature has always fascinated the philosopher Martin Bunzl. For him, this spectacular setting proved to be fertile ground for reflecting on philosophical puzzles and questions about nature and ethics. The post Thinking While Walking with Martin Bunzl appeared first on Examining Ethics.

On this episode of Examining Ethics, the philosopher Allison Wolf explains how feminism, and its focus on oppression, sheds light on immigration injustice. The post Just Immigration with Allison Wolf appeared first on Examining Ethics.

The subject of identity politics is part of a constellation of heated issues in the United States. Politics in general has been fraught with conflict in the last decade or so. Naomi Zack, professor of... The post Naomi Zack: Government Should Be Boring appeared first on Examining Ethics.