The Ethical Frontier

Mar 02 2025 59 ep. 53 mins 5

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Interviews about ethics and other interesting topics.

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#59 - Why Free Speech is Everything | Eric Heinze

Mar 02 2025 53 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyEric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London.Website: https://ericheinze.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Right-Speech-Everything/dp/0262547244/Summary:In this interview, Heinze explains why free speech is a necessary right to have any other right. We also discuss th

#58 - Moral Artificial Intelligence | Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Feb 16 2025 48 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyWalter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.Website: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/walter.sinnott-armstrongBook: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-AI-Walter-Sinnott-Armstrong/dp/0241454743/Summary:In

#57 - How Economics Can Save the World | Erik Angner

Feb 02 2025 54 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Erik Angner is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he directs the PPE Program. As a result of serious mission creep, he holds two PhDs – one in Economics and one in History and Philosophy of Science – both from the University of Pittsburgh. Website: https://www.erikangner.com/ Boo

#56 - What's the Purpose of the Universe? | Philip Goff

Jan 26 2025 50 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Philip Goff is a philosophy professor at Durham University, UK. Website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Goff's book about whether there's a purpose of the universe. Goff believes there'

#55 - Animal Rights | Raffael Fasel

Jan 20 2025 55 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Raffael Fasel is Yates Glazebrook Fellow, College Assistant Professor, and Director of Studies in Law (Part IB) at Jesus College, and Affiliated Lecturer at the Cambridge Law Faculty. Website: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/rn-fasel/77852 Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/more-equal-than-ot

#54 - Hedonism | Roger Crisp

Jan 05 2025 50 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Roger Crisp is a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Oxford. Website: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/roger-crisp Summary: In this interview, we discuss hedonism. Among other topics, we address why hedonism is appealing, how it relates to other theories of well-being, the distinction between

#53 - Measuring Well-Being | Joseph Moore

Dec 22 2024 46 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Joseph Moore is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Website: https://www.josephmoore.net/ Summary: In this interview, we discuss the why and the how of measuring well-being. Moore believes that since public policy is affected by how we measure well-being,

#52 - It's OK to be a Gamer | Sarah Malanowski and Nicholas Baima

Dec 08 2024 49 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Sarah Malanowski is a postdoctoral fellow at Florida Atlantic University. Nicholas Baima is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University. Website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/sarah-malanowski Website: https://sites.google.com/site/nicholasrbaima/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-

#51 - Socialism | Scott Sehon

Nov 24 2024 60 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Scott Sehon is Joseph E. Merrill Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department at Bowdoin College. Website: https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/ssehon/index.html Book: https://www.amazon.com/Socialism-Introduction-Scott-R-Sehon/dp/0197753337 Summary: In this interview, we discuss what socialism

#50 - Police Deception and Dishonesty | Luke Hunt

Nov 10 2024 61 mins

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Luke Hunt is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. Website: https://philosophy.ua.edu/people/luke-hunt/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Police-Deception-Dishonesty-Logic-Lying/dp/0197672167 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Hunt's newest book in which he illustrates how the police�