Exploring Roots

Evaluating the ethics of true crime storytelling with Kantian ethics framework.

A lot of people think they already know the answer to the question: What is beauty? But this is a much more complex question than what it lets on. In this episode, let's break it down.

A short talk about last week's tech hearing and the TikTok/WeChat ban.

Ethics of AI and Consciousness

I sat down with philosophy professors Eric Schwitzgebel and Susan Schneider (author of Artificial You) to discuss the ethics of AI and to define some terms regarding the growing abilities of artificial intelligence. 

To find more information on Professor Schwitzgebel and his work, visit https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/.

To find more information on Professor Schneider and her work, visit https://schneiderwebsite.com/index.html.

My video-recorded interview with Professor Schwitzgebel can also be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wIY2YHtT4fA.

An episode on the intrinsic human nature to gravitate towards labels that define us.

Discussion of trolleys and the COVID-19 pandemic with a flurry of added philosophy. My personal opinion on consequentialism vs categorical imperative in ONE case study from ONE perspective. This by no means is a representation of all moral frameworks people prioritize in differing scenarios. 

Fun little episode on my rants in quarantine. 

Music Credit:

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/summer-coffee

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/can-i-be-part-of-your-life

Today's episode is a short segment on John Stuart Mill's perspective on utility vs. justice.

Music Credit:

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/summer-coffee

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/can-i-be-part-of-your-life

A dive into the world of the Great Happiness Principle through the lens of John Stuart Mill. 

Music Credit:

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/summer-coffee

https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/can-i-be-part-of-your-life