Examining Ethics

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The Women Are Up to Something: Benjamin Lipscomb Feb 16, 2022

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The philosopher Benjamin Lipscomb joins the show to discuss the unique friendship and work of four women who changed the face of moral philosophy.

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Seen and Not Heard: Jana Mohr Lone Feb 01, 2022

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Before Jana Mohr Lone was a philosopher, she was a lawyer who worked with children. Now she uses philosophy to empower young people.

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Thinking about Trust with C. Thi Nguyen Jan 19, 2022

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On today’s episode of Examining Ethics, the philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explores the relationship of trust we form with the technology we use.

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Kat Schrier: Using Games to Teach Ethics Jan 05, 2022

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Games designer Kat Schrier joins the show to explain that ethics educators can use games to build deeply immersive and rewarding learning experiences.

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Transparency is Surveillance: C. Thi Nguyen Dec 15, 2021

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C. Thi Nguyen argues that while transparency might root out public corruption, it also has a sort of chilling effect on the work itself.

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The Ethics of Giving with Shariq Siddiqui Dec 01, 2021

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Philanthropy expert Shariq Ahmed Siddiqui joins us on the show today to explain that the ethics of giving is a lot more complicated than we think.

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The Weight of Whiteness with Alison Bailey Nov 17, 2021

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Philosopher Alison Bailey is on the show to discuss what she calls "the weight of whiteness" and the reasons white people need to sit with and explore it.

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Uncivil Disobedience with Candice Delmas Nov 03, 2021

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Candice Delmas explains that the very reasons that we have to follow the law in society can also mean we should to break the law in unjust societies.

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Democratic Deliberation with Sheron Fraser-Burgess Oct 20, 2021

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Sheron Fraser-Burgess explains how educators can take principles from deliberative democracy and apply them to a classroom setting to discuss ethics.

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Policing and Ethics with Ekow Yankah Oct 06, 2021

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Our guest today, professor of law Ekow Yankah, argues that police power is often deployed in a misguided attempt to solve deep economic and social problems.

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