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Evan Arnet

Evan Arnet received his Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine from Indiana University. His overarching philosophical interest is in institutions and how they shape and constrain human behavior. This is variously represented in writings on science, law, and labor. Read more about him at www.evanarnet.com

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Technology

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15 Apr 2024

Deepfake Porn and the Pervert's Dilemma

Is creation or distribution the problem?

Higher Education

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20 Mar 2024

The SAT and the Limitations of Discrimination

What exactly are standardized test telling us?

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The Ethics of Conscription

Are we justified in drawing lots and calling numbers?

21 Feb 2024

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Davos and the Ethics of Noblesse Oblige

Heavy is the head?

24 Jan 2024

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The Point of Prisons

Does the design of our institutions serve their intended purpose?

27 Nov 2023

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The Speaker's Climate Change Skepticism

When does a belief warrant moral condemnation?

30 Oct 2023

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"Technological Unemployment" and the Writers’ Strike

Who stands to gain when technology leaps ahead?

4 Oct 2023

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Workplace Autocracy

Labor has little power and less say.

8 Sep 2023

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A Right to a Home?

What consideration do the unhoused deserve?

18 Aug 2023

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Is Murder Really Worse Than Polluting?

How should we quantify environmental damage and how should we hold those responsible to account?

17 Jul 2023

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Glacier Northwest v Teamsters: Employer Property and Worker Rights

Do striking workers need to protect their employer’s property?

7 Jun 2023

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Narrowly Defined: Corruption in the Court

Undue influence comes in many shapes in sizes, we need a legal approach to match.

8 May 2023

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The Controversy Surrounding ESG Investing

Why aren't environmental and social impact legitimate investing concerns?

10 Apr 2023

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Right-to-Work Laws and Workers’ Rights

What legal landscape does best by the American worker?

16 Mar 2023

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The Right to Strike

Do all professions deserve the right to strike?

15 Feb 2023

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Justice and Climate Change

What might be the best legal remedy from climate harms?

1 Feb 2023

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Does Anyone Deserve Anything?

How can we tell whether someone has all they are rightfully owed?

28 Nov 2022

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Z-Library and Digital Piracy

Can the presumed harms be outweighed by the democratization of information?

10 Nov 2022

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"Suicide Kits" for Sale

Perhaps regulating supply is less important than investigating demand.

13 Oct 2022

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A Post-Christian America and the Foundations of Morality

The declining influence of the church need not spell doom for ethics.

30 Sep 2022

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The Ethics of Quiet Quitting

Above and beyond? Have we made a moral obligation of going the extra mile?

6 Sep 2022

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Is 8 Billion People Too Many? Too Few?

Our dated discourse on scarcity and population growth stands in need of revision.

16 Aug 2022

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