#14: Human Rights Concerns in the Horn of Africa
An interview of Dr. Charles Schaefer, Professor of History and International Studies at Valparaiso University. (Note that in the podcast I erroneously referred to him as Associate Professor, when he i...
22 Nov 202149min
#13: Biased Data, Killer Robots, and Other Issues in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
An interview of Dr. Shannon French, Director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, where she is also a professor of both Philosophy ...
28 Jun 202148min
#12: Ethical Challenges in U.S. Foreign Policy
Interview of Dr. Joel Rosenthal, President of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, based in New York. Topics discussed: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; withdrawing U.S. troops...
17 Mai 202137min
#11: On Bigotry and Aggressive Violence
Several books are recommended in regard to the problems of bigotry and aggressive violence in America and around the world.
24 Mar 20217min
#10: The Ethics of Abortion
Examines an argument typically employed by vigorous opponents of abortion, but shows why it fails, and why a pro-choice view is most reasonable.
14 Mar 20219min
#9: God and the Soul
Here I critically examine some traditional beliefs about God and the soul, and explain why I now have serious doubts about them.
23 Feb 202113min
#8: War in the Islamic Tradition, and Some Conclusions
This is the fourth episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage...
22 Feb 202114min
#7: War in the Christian Tradition
This is the third episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage,...
22 Feb 202118min
