Practical Ethics
By Dr. David Perry
Practical EthicsJun 27, 2022
#18: In Vitro Fertilization and Genetic Testing
#17: Russia's War in Ukraine: Ethical and International Legal Perspectives
An interview of Dr. Martin L. Cook, one of our country's best experts on military ethics and just-war theory. He taught at the U.S. Army War College, the Naval War College, and the Air Force Academy. His extensive CV and several video recordings of his lectures are available at https://sites.google.com/view/martinlcook.
#16: Evaluating the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion
#15: Animal Welfare and Rights
#14: Human Rights Concerns in the Horn of Africa
#13: Biased Data, Killer Robots, and Other Issues in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
An interview of Dr. Shannon French, Director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, where she is also a professor of both Philosophy and Law. She previously taught at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, and her publications include a great book entitled The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present. Dr. French has also done quite a bit of research and writing on ethical issues in AI, especially but not exclusively in military contexts.
Dr. French also recommends the following books that she didn't have time to mention during this episode:
- Cathy O'Neil, Weapons of Math Destruction
- Safiya Noble, Algorithms of Oppression
- Ruja Benjamin, Race Against Technology
- Shannon Vallor, Technology and the Virtues
- Patrick Lin, Robot Ethics 2.0
- and the work of Elsa Kania, Elke Schwartz, and Bruce Schneier.
Near the end of the podcast, Dr. French's dogs Bert and Maple offer a bit of canine commentary....
#12: Ethical Challenges in U.S. Foreign Policy
Interview of Dr. Joel Rosenthal, President of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, based in New York. Topics discussed: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan; dealing with repressive regimes like Russia, China and Myanmar; root causes of migration from Mexico and Central America; and two of the speakers previously hosted at CCEIA by Dr. Rosenthal whom he recalls as among the most profound.