Public Ethics Radio (2008-2013)

Overview

Launched in August 2008, Public Ethics Radio featured thinkers who engage with ethics in public life. It connected vibrant debates in philosophy with real-world politics, on issues such as military intervention, international trade, and political corruption.

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OCT 10, 2013 • Podcast

Anna Stilz on Occupancy Rights

Any attempts to tackle the problems of long-term refugees will have to address occupancy rights. Why do we have the right to live in a ...

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SEP 30, 2013 • Podcast

Arash Abizadeh on Immigration

As the U.S. moves toward a major overhaul of its immigration system, many of those most significantly affected are being left out of the ...

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APR 30, 2013 • Podcast

Kim Ferzan on Preventive Justice

Criminal justice is normally retrospective: You can only imprison someone for crimes they’ve already committed. But what should we do about individuals who clearly ...

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DEC 3, 2012 • Podcast

Corey Brettschneider on Hate Speech

How should states deal with hate speech? In the U.S., the prevailing attitude is that hate speech should be protected. In other liberal democracies, ...

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OCT 3, 2012 • Podcast

Jon Quong on Self-Defense

What conditions make it permissible for one person to kill another? And what does it mean if the theories that we've used as the basis ...

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JUL 18, 2012 • Podcast

Garrett Cullity on Climate Change

Since there is very little any given individual can do to address climate change, there is a problem drawing a line from collective responsibility to ...

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JUN 8, 2012 • Podcast

Law Professor Stuart Green on Property Law

A meme about illegal music downloads has been going around the Internet for a few years now. It goes something like this: Piracy isn't theft. ...

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APR 11, 2012 • Podcast

Prakash Sethi on Apple's Labor Standards

Does Apple's number one status mean that it has special responsibilities for the labor practices of its Chinese manufacturers? And to what extent is one ...

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