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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Explore Our Applied Ethics Resources
MAY 17, 2010 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Anne Phillips on Ownership and the Body
Is the human body a piece of property? We object to the sale of whole human beings, but what about cases where a person merely ...
MAY 14, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Are We Born Good?
Are babies born with the morality they need or do they learn it from society? Is morality a biological trait that builds communities through enlightened ...
MAY 11, 2010 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Unmesh Brahme, Cofounder of the Climate Civics Institute
Unmesh Brahme of HSBC India discusses his newly-launched Climate Civics Institute, which grew out of a Yale World Fellowship. The Institute's mission is to create ...
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
The Plundered Planet: Why We Must--and How We Can--Manage Nature for Global Prosperity
What, asks Oxford economist Paul Collier, are realistic and sustainable solutions to correcting the mismanagement of the natural world? Can an international standard be established ...
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
Sebastian Junger and David Speedie on Afghanistan (NEWSWEEK On Air Interview)
Sebastian Junger recounts some of his experiences while embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Referring to a recent Carnegie Council panel, David Speedie discusses ...
MAY 4, 2010 • Article
This Is about Leadership: The Circular Debate of the Military's Gay Ban
In August 2010, three months after writing this article, West Point Cadet Katherine Miller publicly announced she was gay and resigned from West Point, saying that "...
APR 21, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Fate of the Paperless
Detention centers are on the rise as a means to control illegal immigration, while reports of human rights abuse and rising financial costs call into ...
APR 16, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The Irony of Nuclear Weapons?
This short video on ethics asks: Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one ...
APR 9, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Sports, NCAA Basketball, and Money
Is the role of the NCAA to help students succeed through sports, or to garner money for educational institutions? With the high drop-out rate of ...
APR 8, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Rage against Virtual Rape
It is up to the Japanese to decide what regulations the nation wants to prescribe for sex industry software.