Things You Can Do
Take a thoughtful yet slightly goofy dive into ethics with your professor, Peter Owens, to discover some... things you can do.
Things You Can Do
Latest Episodes
"That's not justice. Not to me." | TYCD: Great Speeches in Ethics
Lee Adama's speech in the trial of Gaius Baltar from the show Battlestar Galactica leads us to reconsider what it is that makes someone guilty, and what guilt really is. We'll consult some good German philosophers - Immanuel Kant, Hann...
Ethics and Masculinity, or, Being Hatched or Going Bad
Content Warning: In this episode I’m going to be talking about the recent investigative report by CNN into the traffic and activity on a website called Motherless.com. While the episode’s focus is not sexual assault itself, ther...
"I aim to misbehave." | TYCD: Great Speeches in Ethics
In this inaugural "Great Speeches in Ethics," we'll reflect on how Mal Reynolds's resolve to speak for others represents a mode of speech in classical antiquity that French philosopher Michel Foucault calls "fearless speech."6:15 |
The Hunt for Gollum's Conscience: An LOTRAMAPOD/Things You Can Do Crossover Event
In today's episode, Matthias Austin from the Lord of the Rings AMA Podcast and I talk about Gollum. What motivates him? What's wrong with him? Should we pity him or fear him? Or something else? Come along for a journey into the ethics of Middle...
TYCD: Extra Credit - Utilitarianism, Drowning Hitler, Stealing the Enterprise
In today's Extra Credit, I talk a little (okay, a LOT) more about utilitarianism, some of its strengths and weaknesses, some important thinkers in its history, and my view on why the way that we currently teach it is missing something.10...