Framing ethical perspectives
Applied ethics refers to the practical applications of the moral principles that govern behavior. Carnegie Council focuses on this field, mostly through the realm of international affairs, by identifying and addressing the most critical ethical issues of today and tomorrow. Our initiatives, content, and experts analyze the way that governments, institutions, and individuals interact and make choices on global issues, such as climate change, emerging technology, and governance.
Featured Applied Ethics Resources
Practical conversations, decision analysis, and more
MAY 10, 2022 • Podcast
Making Decisions When Values Conflict or Are Prioritized Differently, with Paul Root Wolpe
JUL 5, 2023 • Article
A Framework for the International Governance of AI
Carnegie Council, in collaboration with IEEE, proposes a five-part AI governance framework to enable the constructive use of AI.
APR 12, 2022 • Podcast
Surveillance Tech's Infinite Loop of Harms, with Chris Gilliard
In this discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, Chris Gilliard explains why the arc of surveillance technology and novel AI bends toward failures that ...
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Carnegie Ethics Accelerator
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Ethics & International Affairs Journal
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Carnegie Ethics Fellows
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NOV 7, 2014 • Podcast
Global Ethics and the Point of View of the Universe
Sidgwick's concept of looking at issues from "the point of view of the universe"--in other words, giving equal weight to everyone's interests, irrespective of ...
OCT 31, 2014 • Podcast
The Bright Side to Big Data: Good Intentions and Ethical Questions
We wrap up our three-part series on data and privacy with a look at some ways big data can improve our communities. Technology and big ...
OCT 10, 2014 • Article
Security Threats in Africa: A Critical Perspective
The U.S. is still seeing Africa from a Cold War perspective rooted in political realist thought, writes Africa security expert Metelits. But characterizing non-Western ...
OCT 8, 2014 • Podcast
Data Threats: Hackers, Government Agencies, and Defending Data Online
Cybersecurity risks increases daily as more and more of our private information is stored online--and the biggest threat isn't necessarily hackers. This second episode in ...
OCT 2, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire
In this inspiring conversation, Dallaire talks about his faith in the principle of R2P--"one of the great innovations of our time"--and how ...
SEP 25, 2014 • Article
Ethics Fellows for the Future 2014 Essay Collection
This booklet is a collection of the Ethics Fellows for the Future (EFF) essays and project outlines as well as the winning essay of Carnegie ...
SEP 22, 2014 • Podcast
Podcast with Joel Rosenthal and Devin Stewart for Global Ethics Day
What is Global Ethics Day? "Our dream is that this becomes a global educational effort and that people come to learn from each other from ...
SEP 5, 2014 • Podcast
Big Data, Virginia Woolf, and the Right to be Forgotten
As a society, we're still developing vocabulary to talk about data technology and the moral questions it raises. In this first of a series of ...
SEP 3, 2014 • Podcast
World War to a Global Ethic
"We come here—100 years to the day from the calamitous events of the summer of 1914—to remember, to take stock, and to recommit to the ...
SEP 3, 2014 • Podcast
Was World War I Inevitable?
We're still trying to understand what World War I meant. It is a very complex event, one that has echoes into the present, and we've ...