Practical Ethics

Dr. David Perry
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This podcast series explores a wide range of practical ethical questions, hosted by Dr. David Perry, Director of the Practical Ethics Institute. Dr. Perry earned a Ph.D. in ethics from the University of Chicago Divinity School, taught ethics in undergraduate and graduate schools for 24 years, and published a book and over 50 articles in the field.

  1. 10/06/2025

    #21: Were Mass Casualties in Gaza Inevitable? Are They Acceptable under Just-War Principles?

    An examination of the conduct of the Israel Defense Forces in the wake of the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023, and the question of whether it amounts to genocide. A philosophical argument in support of the ethical and legal principle of noncombatant immunity is also provided.

    29 min

  2. 05/01/2025

    #20: Capital Punishment: Yes in Theory, No in Practice

    Assuming that people have a basic right not to be killed, is that an absolute right? Or can murderers forfeit that right? If capital punishment can be justified in theory, are there enough significant concerns about it in practice that it ought to be abolished?

    4 min

  3. 16/07/2024

    #19: Trump Is a Threat to National Security

    Several concerns about Trump's character, actions that would preclude a security clearance, his handling of classified information, his fawning behavior toward Vladimir Putin, and his illegal attempts to overturn the 2020 election, all of which indicate his threat to national security.

    6 min

  4. 25/09/2023

    #18: In Vitro Fertilization and Genetic Testing

    An argument supporting the use of IVF and genetic testing by prospective parents seeking to avoid passing on serious genetic diseases to their children.

    9 min

  5. 16/01/2023

    #17: Russia's War in Ukraine: Ethical and International Legal Perspectives

    An interview of Dr. Martin L. Cook, one of our country's best experts on military ethics and just-war theory.  He taught at the U.S. Army War College, the Naval War College, and the Air Force Academy.  His extensive CV and several video recordings of his lectures are available at https://sites.google.com/view/martinlcook.

    24 min

  6. 27/06/2022

    #16: Evaluating the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion

    Geoffrey Stone, Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, comments on the June 2022 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson that overruled Roe v. Wade and declared that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee women a right to abortion. Stone is the author of Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America’s Origins to the Twenty-first Century. See his CV at https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/stone-g.  In a postscript, the host Dr. Perry reads portions of the dissenting opinion written by justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan.

    38 min
  7. #15: Animal Welfare and Rights

    22/11/2021

    #15: Animal Welfare and Rights

    An interview of Dr. Daniel Dombrowski, Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University. His views on abortion are also summarized near the end.

    45 min
  8. #14: Human Rights Concerns in the Horn of Africa

    22/11/2021

    #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 is actually a full professor.)

    50 min
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This podcast series explores a wide range of practical ethical questions, hosted by Dr. David Perry, Director of the Practical Ethics Institute. Dr. Perry earned a Ph.D. in ethics from the University of Chicago Divinity School, taught ethics in undergraduate and graduate schools for 24 years, and published a book and over 50 articles in the field.

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  • Création
    Dr. David Perry
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    21
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    © Dr. David Perry
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