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Sexual Ethics on Campus: Consent and Power | Colin McGinn
Colin McGinn joins to discuss sexual ethics on campus. Drawing on thought experiments and his own experiences in academia, McGinn argues that univers…
8 hours ago
The Philosophy of Pluribus | Spencer Case
Spencer Case returns to discuss Pluribus, one of the most philosophically ambitious science fiction series in recent years. The conversation explores…
1 month ago
The Time-Meaning Conundrum | Rivka Weinberg
Rivka Weinberg returns to argue that time is both the source of meaning and its greatest threat, making meaningful lives possible while also guarante…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Should You Need Permission to Take Medicine? | Jessica Flanigan
Do adults have a right to decide what goes into their own bodies, even when experts believe they're making a mistake?
Jessica Flanigan returns to defe…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Can Torture Be Justified? | Stephen Kershnar
We welcome back Stephen Kershnar to discuss the ethics of torture. Kershnar argues that some criminals deserve torture because severe wrongdoing can …
2 months, 1 week ago
A World Without Scarcity | Steven Kotler
What happens to human beings in a world without scarcity? If all our needs were met, would we actually be better off? Will technological progress lea…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Living with Adversity | David Benatar
What does it mean to live with adversity? How ought we respond to the suffering of others? How can we adapt to hardship?
Adversity is a universal expe…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Risky Storytelling | Kevin Allison
Kevin Allison, creator of the RISK! podcast, recounts a high school prank at an all-boys Jesuit school in 1986. After a crush teased him by repeatedl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Free Speech, Hate Speech, and Mental Health | Chloe Carmichael
Clinical psychologist Chloe Carmichael, author of "Can I Say That?," examines how free expression relates to psychological well-being and social trus…
4 months ago
The Bias against Conservatism in Higher Education | Amy Wax
Amy Wax joins us to discuss the ideological landscape of higher education. Wax reflects on her conflict with the University of Pennsylvania and argue…
4 months, 2 weeks ago