Hotline Ping: Chatbots as Medical Counselors? Does distrust of healthcare automation come from legitimate moral concern or blind confidence in the personal touch? 1 Dec 21 | Megan Fritts
Should Clinicians Have Soapboxes? Does the unique position of medical professionals make them the best commentators or the worst? 30 Nov 21 | Richard Gibson
Niti, Nyaya, and Kyle Rittenhouse: One Kind of Justice Is in the Details, but the Other Isn’t The multiple uses to which 'justice' can be put has us talking past one another. 29 Nov 21 | A.G. Holdier
The Vice of Ingratitude; or, How I’m Bad at Thanksgiving What does it mean to be grateful rather than merely contented? What kinds of things are we thankful for as opposed to simply glad about? 24 Nov 21 | Marshall Bierson
In the Rittenhouse Case, Justice Is (to Some Extent) in the Details The verdict answers a narrow question regarding self-defense, but cannot speak to the broader uses we've made of it. 23 Nov 21 | Benjamin Rossi
Fair Shares and COVID-19 Booster Shots What blame do we bear for enjoying the ill-gotten gains secured by our government? 22 Nov 21 | Daniel Burkett
The Politics of Earth’s Climate What have we learned? What is our goal? Where do we go from here? 19 Nov 21 | Katherine Hennessey
On the Appropriateness of Shame How can we even begin to chart the contours of such a nebulous thing? 18 Nov 21 | Jake Wojtowicz
The Ethical Risks of Ad-Hoc Bilingualism What kind of jobs and services might legitimately require a foot in both worlds? 17 Nov 21 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Death Row Inmates, Execution, and Choice What consideration do we owe those convicted of violent crimes? What can't we ask them to do? 16 Nov 21 | Megan Fritts
The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis: The Ethics of Blackmail Is the principled refusal to come to the negotiating table with terrorists a morally justified stance? 15 Nov 21 | Giles Howdle
Aaron Rodgers, “Critical Thinking,” and Intellectual Humility How do we distinguish between healthy epistemic habits and virtues and those which are unhealthy? 11 Nov 21 | Kenneth Boyd
Civility, Testimonial Injustice, and Commitment to Philosophy What lessons can philosophy teach us for expanding our perspective, being more generous, and seriously considering the positions of others? 10 Nov 21 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Education and Parental Control Why might parents deserve a greater say over what goes on at school? 9 Nov 21 | Marshall Bierson
Parents' Rights and Public Education How much authority should parents be granted in shaping public school curricula? 8 Nov 21 | Tucker Sechrest
COP26: What's the Point? "A man devoid of hope and conscious of being so has ceased to belong to the future." - Albert Camus 5 Nov 21 | Richard Gibson
Amazon's Influence on Literature The virtual marketplace is having a profound effect on the commodification and consumption of literature. 2 Nov 21 | Beatrice Harvey
Leaf Blowers Suck. Here’s Why. It's not just the engine emissions that makes leaf removal an environmental harm. 1 Nov 21 | Daniel Burkett
COVID and Climate Change: Taking the Long-Term Seriously What is it that makes longtermism "the world's most dangerous credo"? 28 Oct 21 | Giles Howdle
The Ethics of Protest Trolling Can this kind of intentional interference be defended as legitimate activism? 27 Oct 21 | Kenneth Boyd
Truth and Reconciliation Day How do we adequately honor the past and reflect on the harms the First Nations people have suffered? 26 Oct 21 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Individual Rights, Collective Interests, and Vaccine Mandates Is there any justifying the state's strong-arming and bullying in the name of its citizens' public health? 21 Oct 21 | Tucker Sechrest
Why You Should (Almost) Always Give a 5-Star Rating How should the disproportionate significance of a less-than-perfect review affect user behavior? 20 Oct 21 | Kenneth Boyd
A Squid Meta-Game Rule What might 'Squid Game' tell us about the loose requirements for meaningful agency that must be present in order to play any game? 19 Oct 21 | Wayne Yuen
