The Ethical Frontier

By Jason Chen

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August 10, 2024 #39 - Imane Khelif, Lin Yu Ting, and Olympic Boxing | Holly Lawford-Smith
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Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Website: https://hollylawford-smith.org/
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss Lawford-Smith's views on the Olympic boxing controversy. She finds herself disagreeing with most other gender-critical feminists on this particular issue in that we should not be calling these boxers men. There is an important distinction between trans people and people with differences in sex development that renders this issue more complicated and nuanced than many others think.
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1h 8min
August 06, 2024 #38 - Imane Khelif, Lin Yu Ting, and the Olympic Boxing Controversy | Joanna Harper
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Joanna Harper, PhD is a post-doc at Oregon Health & Sciences University.
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the Olympic boxing controversy. According to Harper, differences in sex development (DSD) may give an unfair advantage to a boxer, but without knowing what kind of DSD, we cannot say for certain. If Harper were in charge of the rules, she would want to determine what kind DSD a particular boxer had, and if it were the case that a boxer had a DSD that gave them an unfair advantage, they would have to take testosterone suppressants. Harper highlights the difficulty of this situation and acknowledges that many people will be unhappy with the rules either way.
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27min
August 04, 2024 #37 - Race in America | Daryl Davis
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Dr. Daryl Davis is an international recording artist who has performed and toured all 50 States and around the world. As a race relations expert Dr. Daryl Davis has received numerous awards and high acclaim for his book Klan-Destine Relationships and his award-winning film documentary Accidental Courtesy. He is the first Black author to write a book on the Ku Klux Klan based upon in-person interviews and personal encounters.
Website: https://www.daryldavis.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Klan-destine-Relationships-Daryl-Davis/dp/0882822691
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss why some people become white supremacists, the notion of racial pride, George Floyd, and reparations.
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56min
July 29, 2024 #36 - Normothermic Regional Perfusion | David Magnus
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David Magnus, PhD is Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine.
Website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/david-magnus
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the ethics of normothermic regional perfusion. NRP involves using a machine to pass blood through organs in a person’s body after the heart has irreversibly stopped beating. Vessels are clamped during this procedure to prevent blood flow to the brain. As a surgical procedure NRP shows a positive impact on utility by reducing non-use of organs without negatively impacting patient outcomes. However, the fact that NRP involves recirculation after declaration of death by circulatory criteria raises concerns about compliance with the Dead Donor Rule and nonmaleficence (do no harm).
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54min
July 21, 2024 #35 - Against Democracy | Jason Brennan
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Jason Brennan is Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RXIUAA4/jason-brennan
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Democracy-Jason-Brennan/dp/0691162603
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the problems with democracy and Brennan's proposal for a better system. The main issue with democracy is the fact that voters do not vote based on what is in their interest; instead, they vote based on tribe membership. Brennan's proposal is to administer an enlightened preference system in which voters (1) say what they want, (2) share who they are, and (3) demonstrate how much they know about politics. The goal of such a system is to use empirical methods to extrapolate from that data what an ideally informed and rational voter would have voted for.
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54min
July 15, 2024 #34 - Dehumanizing Rhetoric and the Assassination Attempt on Trump | David Livingstone Smith
Dr. Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of New England. He earned his M.A. from Antioch University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of London, Kings College.
Website: https://www.davidlivingstonesmith.com/
Summary:
In this video, we discuss Smith's analysis of the attempted assassination of Trump. We also discuss if the left has used dehumanizing language against Trump by using the terms "fascist" and "fascism."
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31min
July 09, 2024 #33 - What is Dehumanization? | David Livingstone Smith
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Dr. Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of New England. He earned his M.A. from Antioch University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of London, Kings College.
Website: https://www.davidlivingstonesmith.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Monsters-Uncanny-Power-Dehumanization/dp/0674545567
Summary:
In this interview, Prof. Smith explores the philosophical and psychological roots of dehumanization. Smith argues that when we dehumanize our enemy, we hold two incongruous beliefs at the same time: we believe our enemy is at once subhuman and fully human. To call someone a monster, then, is not merely a resort to metaphor—dehumanization really does happen in our minds. Smith also discusses how dehumanization is used by leaders to manipulate a group to attain certain goals.
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57min
June 23, 2024 #32 - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking | Thaddeus Pope
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Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope is a foremost expert on medical law and clinical ethics. He maintains a special focus on patient rights, healthcare decision making, and end-of-life options.
Website: https://www.thaddeuspope.com/home.html
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the ethics of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED), which is an end-of-life option that some people choose to cause their own deaths. One issue we focus on is VSED and advance directives and the possibility that a person may express contrary wishes (from their earlier self) when suffering from dementia.
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44min
June 09, 2024 #31 - Sex and Gender | Holly Lawford-Smith
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Prof. Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Website: https://hollylawford-smith.org/
Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sex-matters-9780192896131?q=sex%20matters&lang=en&cc=au
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the topics of sex and gender from a gender-critical perspective. Topics include gender abolition and female-only spaces. I put to her a list of questions that are either things I don't agree with or understand in the gender-critical position, or objections I have from trans friends and colleagues, including those from guests I have previously interviewed.
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1h 49min
May 27, 2024 #30 - The Ethics of Human Enhancement | Julian Savulescu
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Professor Savulescu is the Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics at the National University of Singapore, where he directs the Centre for Biomedical Ethics. An award-winning ethicist and moral philosopher, he trained in neuroscience, medicine, and philosophy, going on to hold the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford from 2002, where he founded the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in 2003, before moving to NUS in 2022.
Website: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cbme/people_uri/julian-ssavulescu/
Summary:
In this interview, we discuss the concept of human enhancement and its ethical implications. Julian Savulescu is known to be in favor of enhancing our capacities because he believes it can increase our well-being. He finds increasing our health span to be particularly important. We also discuss the relationship between human enhancement and disability. Savulescu states that while it is true that much of the disadvantage that people with disabilities experience is due to a lack of accommodations, some disabilities still lower human well-being. Relatedly, Savulescu says that his proposal is in some sense eugenics but not like the eugenics of the past.
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FAQs about The Ethical Frontier:

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The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.