The Ethical Frontier

Prof. Widerquist is a political theorist and economist who works as a professor of political philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar. Website: https://widerquist.com/ Book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546898/universal-basic-income/ Summary: In this interview, we discuss Widerquist's proposal for a universal basic income and how he thinks it can address current economic injustices. Accord...

Travis Rieder, PhD is an associate research professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, where he directs the Master of Bioethics degree program. He holds secondary appointments in the Departments of Philosophy and Health Policy & Management, as well as the Center for Public Health Advocacy. Website: https://www.travisrieder.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Bioethicists-...

Victor Kumar is assistant professor of philosophy at Boston University. Kumar received his Ph. D. from the University of Arizona and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan and the University of Toronto. His primary philosophical interests are in ethics, cognitive science, and evolutionary theory. Website: https://www.bu.edu/philo/profile/victor-kumar/ Book: https://www.ama...

Philip Reed, Ph. D., is a Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Canisius College, where he works on ethics, applied ethics, and moral psychology. His primary research interests in bioethics are the doctrine of double effect and end of life issues. Website: https://www.buffalo.edu/romanell/people/reed.html Summary: In this interview, philosopher Philip Reed explains the...

Dr. Hreno is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Akron. Website: https://www.uakron.edu/philosophy/fac... Summary:In this interview, we discuss jury nullification, which is when a jury returns a “not guilty” verdict even if they believe that the defendant broke the law.

Rik Peels is a Professor in the Faculty of Religion & Theology and the Faculty of Humanities. His main research topic is the ethics of belief. Website: https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/rik-peels Book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/life-without-god/55399539C808A56821BCD3376BE32340 Summary: In this interview, we discuss professor Peels' new book, Life Without God, in which he explore...

Dr. Green is a co-founder and the current President of the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP). She is a co-lead for the Canadian MAiD Curriculum Project. She is a medical advisor to the BC Ministry of Health MAiD oversight committee, a moderator of CAMAP’s national online forum, has provided expert testimony to the Canadian House of Commons and the Senate, and has hosted...

Piers Norris Turner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science (by courtesy), and Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV). Website: https://philosophy.osu.edu/people/turner.894 Summary Mill believed that the search for truth was important and that people should always remain open to the possibility of being wrong. He also argued that free discussion was valuabl...

Dr. Travis Timmerman is an associate professor of philosophy, and chair of the philosophy department, at Seton Hall University. He is also a researcher for Rethink Priorities and focus on the Moral Weight Project. Website: https://www.travistimmerman.com/ Summary: In this video, Timmerman discusses the concept of deprivationism, which holds that the badness of death for an individual is determined...

Donald Cohen is founder and executive director of In the Public Interest. He is a founding board member of PowerSwitch Action (formerly Partnership for Working Families) and the author—along with Allen Mikaelian—of The Privatization of Everything (New Press). Website: https://inthepublicinterest.org/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Privatization-Everything-Plunder-Transformed-America/dp/1620976536 Su...

Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA, is an assistant professor at Brown University. Prior to his research career, Dr. del Pozo served as a police officer for 23 years. Website: https://brandondelpozo.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Police-State-Security-Social-Cooperation/dp/1009215418 Summary: In this video, del Pozo discusses the ethical and moral implications of a case where a police officer shoot...

Prof. Gary Francione is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy. Website: https://law.rutgers.edu/directory/view/francion Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Veganism-Matters-Critical-Perspectives/dp/0231199619 Summary: In this interview, professor Gary Francione presents his abolitionist approach to animal rights, emphasizing the n...

Dr. Matt Hollander joined Marion Technical College in 2019 as a Sociology faculty member. Website: https://www.mtc.edu/directory/hollander_matthew.html Dr. Turowetz is a lecturer at UC Santa Barbara. Website: https://www.soc.ucsb.edu/people/jason-turowetz Book: https://www.amazon.com/Morality-Making-Sense-Self-Experiments/dp/0190096047 Summary: In this interview, Dr. Matt Hollander and Jason Turow...

Dr. Matthew Shea is a philosophy professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Website: https://matthewfshea.wordpress.com/ Special issue of JMP on principlism: https://academic.oup.com/jmp/issue/45/4-5 Summary: In this interview, Shea discusses the major bioethical model called principlism and his concerns with its lack of philosophical commitment. The general role of philosophy in medical...

Dr. Richard Kim is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Website: https://www.richardkimphilosophy.com/ Link to his book: https://www.amazon.com/Confucianism-Philosophy-Well-Being-Routledge-Focus/dp/1138037923 Summary: In this video, Dr. Richard Kim discusses the Confucianist view of well-being. He explains that the tradition highlights the importance of rituals, such as...

Lt Col Kevin Cutright's views expressed in this interview are his own only and do not reflect the official views of the US Military Academy, US Army, or the US government. Link to book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Empathetic-Soldier/Cutright/p/book/9781032163413 Link to profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cutright/ Summary: Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Cutright argues that empathy is a cr...

Rev. Dr. Colin Jones preaches at Advent United Church of Christ in Columbus, OH. https://adventucc.org/ Summary: Rev. Dr. Colin Jones believes that service is the most rewarding aspect of being a reverend, and he emphasizes that it goes beyond just serving in the church. Jones takes issue with the Prosperity Gospel, arguing that it often benefits preachers rather than congregants and that financia...

Dr. James Croft is University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor to the University of Sussex. Website: https://www.croftspeaks.org/ Summary: In this interview, Dr. James Croft discusses various aspects of humanism and its relationship to religion. He explores the possibility of religious humanism and emphasizes the core values of compassion, reason, and hope within the humanist tradition. Dr. Croft a...

Dr. Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado. Website: https://www.owl232.net/ Substack: https://fakenous.substack.com/ Summary: In this video, Dr. Michael Huemer argues in favor of the right to immigrate based on the underlying right to be free from harmful coercion. He highlights that immigration restrictions not only harm individuals but also use force against t...

Dr. Mark Alfano is Associate Professor of philosophy at Macquarie University. Website: https://www.alfanophilosophy.com/ Article about morality as cooperation: https://psyche.co/ideas/moral-molecules-a-new-theory-of-what-goodness-is-made-of Summary: In this interview, Mark Alfano discusses the concept of morality as a system of cooperation, proposing that morality is composed of seven basic moral...

Dr. Judith Lichtenberg is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RaPhAAK/judith-lichtenberg Link to article: https://aeon.co/essays/why-sentencing-people-to-life-in-prison-makes-no-kind-of-sense Summary: In this interview, Judith Lichtenberg argues why life sentences are unjustified. She explains that neither th...