The Ethical Frontier

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyChris Ranalli is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at VU Amsterdam. Website: https://chris-ranalli.weebly.com/Article: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/16/indoctrination/Summary:In this interview, we discuss Ranalli's account of indoctrination. He argues that indoctrination is most fundamentally a structural epistemic phenomenon that results in closed-minded beliefs. The sources of indoctrination are diverse: institutional structures, technological systems, ideological frames, and individual actions. What unites them is that they lead to the systematic failure to consider seriously the relevant alternatives to...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyCraig Klugman is Vincent De Paul Professor of Bioethics and Health Humanities at DePaul University.Website: https://craigklugman.com/Summary: In this interview, we discuss the ethics of the Christa Pike case. Christa Pike is a death row inmate who suffered a botched execution and was then taken to the hospital. This conversation touches upon the intersection of the ethics of capital punishment and medical ethics.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyM R.X. Dentith is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai.Website: https://www.mrxdentith.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Conspiracy-Theories-Matthew-Dentith/dp/1137363150Summary:In this interview, we discuss the nature of conspiracy theories, how to respond to them, and why we should respond to them.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJohn Park is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at California State University, Sacramento.Website: https://johnjpark.weebly.com/Book: Beyond Democracy, Toward Meritocracy30% off discount code: AUFLY30 at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780197851852Summary: In this interview, Park proposes what he calls a prometheocracy, which is a system of government that is a mixture of democracy and meritocracy. In this hybrid model, politicians must meet certain requirements in order to be elected.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRaja Halwani is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Website: https://www.saic.edu/profiles/faculty/raja-el-halwaniSummary:In this interview, Professor Raja Halwani argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is fundamentally a territorial dispute. Halwani explains how the Zionist project, specifically the pursuit of a Jewish state with a secure demographic majority, led to the displacement of the indigenous Palestinian population. He posits that the two-state solution is...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyColin Farrelly is Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Political Theory at Queen's University.Website: https://colinfarrelly.com/Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/aging-and-the-ethics-of-longevity-science-9780197830031?cc=ca&lang=en&Summary:In this interview, we examine the ethical and societal implications of population aging and longevity science. Should aging be construed as a disease? Will the development of aging drugs exacerbate or help redress health disparities? Should the development of such drugs be construed as something harmful or beneficial to planetary...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophySamuel Moyn is Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University.Website: https://history.yale.edu/people/samuel-moynBook: https://www.amazon.com/Gerontocracy-America-Hoarding-Power-Wealth_and/dp/0374607648Summary:In this interview, we discuss Moyn's argument about how we live in a gerontocracy, meaning a society ruled by the old. Moyn argues that the old hold a disproportionate amount of the wealth and power, and that they generally act in their self-interest at the expense of younger people. We also discuss...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRaja Halwani is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Website: https://www.saic.edu/profiles/faculty/raja-el-halwaniSummary:In this interview, we discuss the concept of sexual racism. Halwani argues that what matters is not necessarily how people got their racial preferences but rather what their current attitude toward their preferences is. If they want to get rid of their racial preferences, then they're not racist. If, however, they endorse...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyCharles Camosy is an associate professor of moral theology/ethics at The Catholic University of America. Website: https://www.charlescamosy.com/Summary:Charlie Camosy argues that using IVF is wrong because, by using it, we treat our children like products to be optimized and customized to our liking. Instead of seeing children as products to fit into our life plans, we should see them as gifts.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond.Website: https://jepson.richmond.edu/faculty/bios/jflaniga/Book: https://a.co/d/3iv1vpmSummary:In Pharmaceutical Freedom, Jessica Flanigan defends patients' rights of self-medication. Flanigan argues that public officials should certify drugs instead of enforcing prohibitive pharmaceutical policies that disrespect people's rights to make intimate medical decisions and prevent patients from accessing potentially beneficial new therapies. This argument has revisionary...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyKevin Richardson is a professor of philosophy at Duke University.Website: https://kevinrichardson.org/Book: https://academic.oup.com/book/61709Summary:There is an emerging shift away from identifying with the standard binary gender (male/female) and sexual orientation (gay/straight) categories. This shift has frightened some and been a source of confusion for others. This book presents a new way to understand gender and sexuality beyond the binary categories: the spatial theory. According to the spatial theory, a person’s...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyGwen Bradford is Associate Professor & Chancellor Jackman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Website: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/gwen-bradford/Summary:In this interview, we discuss theories of ill-being that correspond to each of the four major theories of well-being: hedonism, desire-satisfactionism, objective list theory, and nature-fulfillment theory.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHannah Maslen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, where she leads the Centre’s Programme on Policing Ethics.Website: https://hannahmaslen.wordpress.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the topic of police ethics and Maslen's role as a police ethics consultant. She describes a particular issue she's worked on regarding whether to prioritize historical child sexual abuse cases. We also compare the roles of clinical ethicists and police ethicists and speculate on why the la...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJohn Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.Website: https://www.johnsanbonmatsu.com/Book: https://nyupress.org/9781479825967/the-omnivores-deception/Summary:In this interview, we discuss three deceptions surrounding our relationship to animals. The first one is that we believe it's morally okay to dominate animals because it's natural. The second deception is that we can treat animals morally by utilizing small-scale farms instead of factory farms. And the third deception is self-deception. Specifically, we lie to ourselves...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRichard Kim is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.Website: https://www.luc.edu/philosophy/profiles/richardkimphd.shtmlSummary:In this interview, we discuss the similarities between Eastern and Western philosophy. Specifically, we discuss how there is shared discussion about virtue, human nature, and consequentialism.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMiriam Lindner is an assistant Teaching Professor at The University of Rhode Island.Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N92qPuIAAAAJ&hl=enIn this interview, we discuss what incels are and what underlies their psychology. Lindner argues that due to evolution, women are the pickier sex and that males have a psychology that is more sensitive to rejection. As a result, males tend to respond more coercively, which in a few cases results in self-harm and other-directed harm.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHedy S. Wald, PhD is Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Faculty, Harvard Medical School Pediatrics Leadership Program, and Commissioner, Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust.https://vivo.brown.edu/display/hwaldDavid Shuster is director of the Medicine and the Holocaust course and clinical assistant professor in orthopaedics and plastic surgery.https://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2020/12/23/boonshofts-david-b-shuster-honored-for-improving-quality-of-life-for-people-with-disabilities/david-shuster/Ashley K. Fernandes, MD, PhD, is a Clinical...

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyNeil Levy is a professor of philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford.Website: https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-neil-levySummary:In this interview, we discuss the distinction between phenomenal consciousness and access consciousness, as well as the moral relevance of consciousness in ethics. Many philosophers believe that phenomenal consciousness is necessary to have moral value. Levy criticizes this position.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyLuke Hunt is a former FBI agent and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. Website: https://philosophy.ua.edu/people/luke-hunt/Summary:In this interview, Luke Hunt expresses concerns over ICE's tactics that have led to unnecessary deaths. He also discusses how ICE is relying on administrative warrants instead of judicial warrants to justify entering people's homes. In addition to broader related topics, we also discuss Renee Good's and Alex Pretti's killings.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyChristine Reyna is a professor of psychology at DePaul University.Website: https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/christine-reyna.aspxSummary: In this interview, we discuss the roots of prejudice and how it relates to different types of phobias. We talk extensively about the combination of in-group favoritism and prejudice and how they can lead to negative behavior. The potential legitimacy of making generalizations is also discussed.