Bioethicist at The Ohio State University. Certified health care ethics consultant. Creator of The Philosophy Podcast Hub. Host of The Ethical Frontier podcast.

Joined March 2012
The newest philosophy podcast episodes! There is no ultimate reality, Michel Foucault and power, the philosophy of Musonius Rufus, Daisy Dixon on depraved art, the philosophy of indoctrination, and more. Link below.
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If the state wants executions via lethal injection, but medical societies prohibit their members from participating, then there should be a parallel school to train executioners.
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Being confrontational doesn't make people more convincing.
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My interview with Chris Ranalli about the philosophy of indoctrination. He argues that indoctrination is most fundamentally a structural epistemic phenomenon that results in closed-minded beliefs. Link below.
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The newest philosophy podcast episodes! The case of Christa Pike, our gender divide, are good intentions good enough, could AI make our jobs easier but less meaningful, the philosophy of trust, and more. Link below.
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I often have conversations with people about their end-of-life wishes. Many are open about their willingness to choose death in one way or another.
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My interview with Craig Klugman @CraigKlugman about the ethics of the Christa Pike case. Listen to our discussion about the intersection of capital punishment and medical ethics. Link below.
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The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Han Dynasty philosophy, Judith Jarvis Thompson, is it bad to want to be rich, selfhood and psychedelic phenomenology, AI welfare, and more. Link below.
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The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Islamic philosophy, are plants conscious, is ego or consciousness fundamental, why does killing a bug feel wrong, the vanishing church, and more. Link below.
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Life hack: When you’re in a parking lot looking for parking, look at the cars’ shadows. (Apparently, not everyone does this already, so I thought I’d share.)
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The newest philosophy podcast episodes! The philosophy of conspiracy theories, Aristotle on sexual differences in biology and politics, is infinity a number, are some pleasures better than others, philosophy of boredom, and more. Link below.
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