The Ethical Frontier

Jason Chen

Interviews about ethics and other interesting topics.

  1. Aug 27

    #99 - Politicians Should Be Qualified | John Park

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy John Park is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at California State University, Sacramento. Website: https://johnjpark.weebly.com/ Book: Beyond Democracy, Toward Meritocracy 30% off discount code: AUFLY30 at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780197851852 Summary: In this interview, Park proposes what he calls a prometheocracy, which is a system of government that is a mixture of democracy and meritocracy. In this hybrid model, politicians must meet certain requirements in order to be elected.

  2. Aug 2

    #98 - Israel and Palestine | Raja Halwani

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Raja Halwani is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Website: https://www.saic.edu/profiles/faculty/raja-el-halwani Summary: In this interview, Professor Raja Halwani argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is fundamentally a territorial dispute. Halwani explains how the Zionist project, specifically the pursuit of a Jewish state with a secure demographic majority, led to the displacement of the indigenous Palestinian population. He posits that the two-state solution is currently obstructed by Israel's expansion of settlements and occupation, suggesting that an ideal, though currently difficult, path toward peace would be a single, secular state where all inhabitants possess equal rights.

  3. Jul 13

    #97 - The Ethics of Stopping Aging | Colin Farrelly

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Colin Farrelly is Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Political Theory at Queen's University. Website: https://colinfarrelly.com/ Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/aging-and-the-ethics-of-longevity-science-9780197830031?cc=ca&lang=en& Summary:In this interview, we examine the ethical and societal implications of population aging and longevity science. Should aging be construed as a disease? Will the development of aging drugs exacerbate or help redress health disparities? Should the development of such drugs be construed as something harmful or beneficial to planetary health? And how might rate control impact the health and well-being of women, who survive longer than men but with poorer health?

  4. Jun 29

    #96 - Old People Are Stealing Your Future | Samuel Moyn

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Samuel Moyn is Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University. Website: https://history.yale.edu/people/samuel-moyn Book: https://www.amazon.com/Gerontocracy-America-Hoarding-Power-Wealth_and/dp/0374607648 Summary:In this interview, we discuss Moyn's argument about how we live in a gerontocracy, meaning a society ruled by the old. Moyn argues that the old hold a disproportionate amount of the wealth and power, and that they generally act in their self-interest at the expense of younger people. We also discuss his proposals for fixing this problem.

  5. Jun 7

    #95 - Not Wanting to Date A Certain Race | Raja Halwani

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Raja Halwani is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Website: https://www.saic.edu/profiles/faculty/raja-el-halwani Summary:In this interview, we discuss the concept of sexual racism. Halwani argues that what matters is not necessarily how people got their racial preferences but rather what their current attitude toward their preferences is. If they want to get rid of their racial preferences, then they're not racist. If, however, they endorse them, then they are racist.

  6. May 24

    #94 - IVF is Wrong | Charlie Camosy

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Charles Camosy is an associate professor of moral theology/ethics at The Catholic University of America. Website: https://www.charlescamosy.com/ Summary:Charlie Camosy argues that using IVF is wrong because, by using it, we treat our children like products to be optimized and customized to our liking. Instead of seeing children as products to fit into our life plans, we should see them as gifts.

  7. May 10

    #93 - You Shouldn't Need a Prescription for Drugs | Jessica Flanigan

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Jessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond. Website: https://jepson.richmond.edu/faculty/bios/jflaniga/ Book: https://a.co/d/3iv1vpm Summary:In Pharmaceutical Freedom, Jessica Flanigan defends patients' rights of self-medication. Flanigan argues that public officials should certify drugs instead of enforcing prohibitive pharmaceutical policies that disrespect people's rights to make intimate medical decisions and prevent patients from accessing potentially beneficial new therapies. This argument has revisionary implications for important and timely debates about medical paternalism, recreational drug legalization, human enhancement, prescription drug prices, physician-assisted suicide, and pharmaceutical marketing. The need for reform is especially urgent as medical treatment becomes increasingly personalized and patients advocate for the right to try.

  8. Apr 26

    #92 - The End of Binaries | Kevin Richardson

    You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Kevin Richardson is a professor of philosophy at Duke University. Website: https://kevinrichardson.org/ Book: https://academic.oup.com/book/61709 Summary:There is an emerging shift away from identifying with the standard binary gender (male/female) and sexual orientation (gay/straight) categories. This shift has frightened some and been a source of confusion for others. This book presents a new way to understand gender and sexuality beyond the binary categories: the spatial theory. According to the spatial theory, a person’s gender or sexuality should be understood as a location within a multidimensional space. Just as the boundaries of countries divide up geographical territories, social boundaries divide up regions of gender and sexuality space.

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Interviews about ethics and other interesting topics.

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  • Creator
    Jason Chen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jason Chen
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    The Ethical Frontier