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In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.

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In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.

    Right verdict, wrong case? The political dangers of Trump’s felony conviction

    Right verdict, wrong case? The political dangers of Trump’s felony conviction

    On 30 May 2024, after two days of deliberation following a five-week trial and hearing the testimony of 22 witnesses, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges. But do the facts of the case brought against him, and the overriding fact it was brought in an election year, present insurmountable political risks?

    • 53 min
    Is the rise of the far right in Europe inevitable? It’s complicated

    Is the rise of the far right in Europe inevitable? It’s complicated

    The results of the recent European Parliament elections have only fuelled the growing concern across the member nations of the European Union that far-right, radical right, Eurosceptic and otherwise anti-immigrant parties are, once again, on the rise.

    • 54 min
    Is it wrong to "rank" works of art?

    Is it wrong to "rank" works of art?

    Apple Music recently released its list of the “100 Best Albums”. It was, without question, a clever marketing technique — but one that raises the problem of whether it’s appropriate to rank works of high human achievement in the first place.

    • 54 min
    Is international law powerless in the face of conflicts like Gaza?

    Is international law powerless in the face of conflicts like Gaza?

    At a time when so many eyes are on international courts, is their apparent failure to protect civilians in Gaza — or to punish the perpetrators of 7 October — further damaging an already shaky public confidence in the concept of international law?

    • 53 min
    If chatbots are polluting the commons of human communication, what are the moral consequences?

    If chatbots are polluting the commons of human communication, what are the moral consequences?

    It’s 18 months since the technology company OpenAI made its wildly popular interface with an advanced large language model — GPT-4 — available to the public. What has ChatGPT done to the habits of thought and consideration that produce distinctly human expression?

    • 53 min
    What are the ethical, and legal, limits of protests at Australian universities?

    What are the ethical, and legal, limits of protests at Australian universities?

    Protests are, by their nature, unequivocal and univocal. They tend to avoid nuance or fine distinctions, and most often do not invite dialogue. They make demands. Does the particular vocation of universities place ethical limits on the forms of expression available to protestors?

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