Ethical Dilemmas in Public Philosophy

A Philosopher’s Take on Effective (Non-Egoic) Activism

Billions of farmed animals are hurt and killed in terrible ways every year on factory farms around the world. Professional ethicists like myself are...
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The Costs of Climate Change

As the impacts of climate change become more emergent and costly, op-eds have attempted to answer questions of distributive justice. Recently, the most common...
Pro-choice demonstration about Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt in front of SCOTUS

What Should Philosophers Do in Response to Dobbs? A Conversation With Ethicists

  In the wake of the Dobbs decision, many philosophers are left wondering how the changed landscape should impact their behavior.  What are our obligations...

Introducing the Ethical Issues in Public Philosophy Series

Times are changing. Roads may soon be populated by self-driving cars. The meat on sale in the supermarket may, before too long, be grown...