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Thinking While Walking with Martin Bunzl
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The philosopher Martin Bunzl and he loves living near the Pacific Crest Trail because it allow him to explore nature. The famous foot path also inspired him to embark on a new project of thinking while walking. For him, this spectacular setting proved to be fertile ground for reflecting on philosophical puzzles and questions about nature and ethics.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Martin Bunzl, Thinking While Walking: Reflections on the Pacific Crest Trail Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks Upon Signing Four Bills Relating to Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Pacific Crest Trail Immanuel Kant and deontology John Stuart Mill and utilitarianism Positive and negative duties Jonathan Haidt and the psychology behind morality Credits
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Insatiable Toad by Blue Dot Sessions
Game Hens by Blue Dot Session
Nasty, Brutish and Short with Scott Hershovitz
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Joining me on the show today is the philosopher Scott Hershovitz, whose new book explores philosophy and ethics through the lens of questions raised by his own children. But as Scott explained to me, his sons Rex and Hank arenât interested in philosophy just because theyâve been raised by a philosopher. In fact most children are natural philosophers.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Scott Hershovitz, Nasty, Brutish and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids St. Augustine on time Jane English, âSex Equality in Sportsâ Angela Schneider Phillipa Foot, âThe Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effectâ Trolley problem RenĂ© Descartes and dreams Chris Sununu and climate skepticism Credits
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Reproductive Ethics with Camisha Russell
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Camisha Russell is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon. On todayâs episode of Examining Ethics, she explores the connections between Black Lives Matter and her work in the ethics of reproduction. Sheâs here to discuss her article, âWhich lives matter in reproductive biomedicine?â
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Camisha Russell, âWhich lives matter in reproductive biomedicine?â Françoise Baylis Buck v. Bell Credits
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âSingle Stillâ by Blue Dot Sessions
âLowballâ by Blue Dot Session
Care and Institutions with Elizabeth Lanphier
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Clinical ethicist and professor of philosophy Elizabeth Lanphier joins the Examining Ethics podcast to discuss the relationship between care and justice, and what an ethic of care might look like in institutional settings.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Elizabeth Lanphier, âAn Institutional Ethic of Careâ âWhy we should care about âcare ethicsâ â More information about the basics of care ethics Virginia Held Justice versus care ethics Ideal and nonideal theory Margaret Urban Walker Credits
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âGin Bohemeâ by Blue Dot Sessions
âSonge dâAutomneâ by LatchĂ© Swing from the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 F
Roasting Ethics with Luvell Anderson
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If youâve ever watched a Comedy Central Roast, you know that thereâs a variety of ways to insult someone. And youâve probably noticed that while some of the jokes kill, others donât quite land with the audience. Stand-up comedy is a tricky artâthrow morality into the mix, and it becomes trickier still. My guest today, the philosopher Luvell Anderson, helps us explore the ethics of the comedic roast.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Luvell Anderson, âRoasting Ethicsâ Comedy Central Roasts Credits
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âFunk and Flashâ by Blue Dot Sessions
âRamblingâ by Blue Dot Session
Why Moral Psychology is Disturbing: Regina Rini
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Regina Rini holds the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Moral and Social Cognition at York University. She joins us today to discuss why we might be disturbed when we learn about the role that psychology plays in our moral decision-making.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show âWhy moral psychology is disturbingâ by Regina Rini Philosopher-neuroscientist Joshua Greene Deontology Consequentialist ethics Kantian theory The trolley problem Radiolab episode mentioned in the discussion Robert Sapolsky Aristotleâs ethics Nicomachean ethics Bernard Williams Charles Stevenson Friedrich Nietzsche Christine Korsgaard and her thoughts on agency Nic Bommarito Case developed by a philosopher Nomy Arpaly Credits
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âCoulis Coulisâ by Blue Dot Session
Just Immigration with Allison Wolf
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When the philosopher Allison Wolf heard a news story in 2014 about Central American children migrating to the United States, she was angry. She wasnât upset about the minors coming in the first place, she was furious about the heartlessness of her fellow Americans reacting to the crisis. It wasnât until she started writing about immigration that she discovered what was at the heart of the issue. By examining the stories at the center of dehumanizing policies, she realized that feminism, and its focus on oppression, could shed light on the problem of justice and immigration.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Just Immigration in the Americas: A Feminist Account by Allison Wolf 2014 Central American migrant crisis Some of the philosophical and ethics issues related to immigration Marilyn Frye, âThe Systemic Birdcage of Sexismâ âRemain in Mexicoâ policy Ann Cahill and derivatization JosĂ© Jorge Mendoza Grant Silva Carlos Alberto SĂĄnchez Credits
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Insatiable Toad by Blue Dot Session
A Spirit of Care with Maurice Hamington
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Care impacts all of our lives intimately. Whether youâre the recipient of care, a caregiver, or both, you know that the practice of care can be fraught with ethical and moral questions. On todayâs episode of Examining Ethics, weâre going to discuss the basics of care ethics with Maurice Hamington, a professor at Portland State University whose work on care spans decades. He explains that unlike utilitarianism or virtue ethics, care ethics can be difficult to reduce to a simple set of guidelines.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Maurice Hamington kindly provided the list of resources below: Madeleine Bunting, Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care (Granta, 2020) [This book is up for a non-fiction prize and the author is well-known in the UK and a contributor to the Guardian. The most in-demand care ethicist today is political theorist Joan Tronto who recently retired from the University of Minnesota. Her most recent book is Caring, Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice (NewYork University Press, 2013). An example of how care has become interdisciplinary is Performing Care: New Perspectives on Socially Engaged Performance (Manchester University Press, 2020)which addresses some of the aesthetics of care. A very moving book that challenges ideas about masculinity and care is Worlds of Care: The Emotional Lives of Fathers Caring for Children with Disabilities (University of California Press, 2021) written by an anthropologist. There is an International Journal of Care and Caring and an international books series on Peeters Publishers. Maurice Hamington, Embodied Care (University of Illinois Press, 2004) and Care Ethics and Poetry (written with a poet, Ce Rosenow) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyâs table of contents Normative Credits
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Colrain by Blue Dot Session
Taking Offense with Emily McTernan
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Imagine sitting in a staff meeting where one of your co-workers makes a joke about people with disabilities. Youâre offended, so you roll your eyes and cross your arms in front of your chest for the rest of the meeting. You might worry that your reaction was pretty insignificant, and didnât really do any good. My guest, philosopher Emily McTernan, argues that taking offense and showing disapproval, even in small ways, can actually be a force for social good.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Emily McTernan, On Taking Offence Amy Olberding, The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy Sarah Buss, âAppearing Respectful: The Moral Significance of Mannersâ Cheshire Calhoun, âThe Virtue of Civilityâ Joel Feinberg, Offense to Others Credits
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Social Equality with Jessica Flanigan
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Social or relational egalitarians believe that humans should treat one another as equals. Theyâll often point to democracy as the most realistic means of achieving their political goals in an egalitarian way. And this makes sense in theory. Everyone gets a vote, everyone gets an equal say. My guest today argues that democracy might not actually be the most equitable way of making decisions in a society. Jessica Flanigan is a philosopher at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, and she says that egalitarians might want to rethink their commitment to democracy.
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Contact us at [email protected] Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show Jessica Flanigan, âSocial Equality and the Stateless Societyâ Credits
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âGin Bohemeâ by Blue Dot Sessions
âBoroughâ by Blue Dot Session
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