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Episode 4: Theorizing About Ethics

In which your lovers of wisdom prepare to set sail on the sea of ethics, on a quest to find a plausible moral theory.  But first… what is ethics?  And how does one think about it?  What exactly do...

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Episode 19: Hume’s Emotivism

In this episode we take a journey back into the Corner to discuss the Passion of David Hume, his ethical theory of emotivism. How do we know what we know? Do morals even exist? Where are they? This...

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Episode 28: Animal Rights & Utilitarianism

In this episode, Norm puts on his Peter Singer hat to tell us about animal rights. What is the BPE? Do utilitarians get to eat meat? And can Nick say anthropomorphism? Join us as we talk to the animals...

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Episode 29: Applied Ethics & World Poverty

It’s a dark day in the War Room, as Norm leads us through two thought provoking articles on world poverty. We start with the bleak, and move to the utilitarian. Hardin puts us in lifeboats, Singer...

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Episode 47: Social Contract Part II

The Project returns from a short break! Today Norm bites the bullet and takes us on an in depth look at the major criticisms for Social Contract to see if this moral theory can truly weather the storm...

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Episode 51: The War on Drugs

Today the Project welcomes a special guest to take a look at the ethics of the War on Drugs. What is paternalism? What are the costs of preventing people from getting high? Should we even be fighting...

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Episode 54: The Ethics of Gun Control

Today the Project is joined by guest Andrew Arkis as Norm closes out the Ethics CourseSeries with a discussion on Gun Control. What does the 2nd Amendment really say? What is a fundamental right? And...

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