The Trolley Problem Explained – Would You Pull the Lever? Philosopheasy Explainer
What would you do if a single decision meant saving five lives — at the cost of one?In this Philosopheasy Explainer, we dive into The Trolley Problem, one of...
"I think ethical dilemmas are everywhere. I feel like I'm constantly faced with them. If you don't feel like you're faced with them, I think you maybe are just not looking hard enough." - Tyler… | Josh Brake
"I think ethical dilemmas are everywhere. I feel like I'm constantly faced with them. If you don't feel like you're faced with them, I think you maybe are just not looking hard enough." - Tyler Shultz
Never been truer than in our current moment with AI.
Wildfire victims seeking new start in Orange County
Many of the people forced to find new housing after their homes were destroyed in the Los Angeles County wildfires have turned to nearby Orange County in search of a new start.
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Disney Conspiracy Theories
Disney is currently the boogeyman of cranks on the Right of the political spectrum, with extremists calling for boycotts of its parks and cruises over their “wokeness.” But Disney used to be as deeply distrusted by cranks on the Left. Not for grooming, but for its corporate malfeasance and cynical profiteering. The result: many flavors of misinformation to enjoy in the expanded Disney Conspiracy Universe.
I am writing a book! If you to know when it is ready (and maybe win a free copy), submit your email on my website: https://www.jeffreykaplan.org/ I won’t spam you or share your email address with anyone.Extended lecture of Plato's dialogue, Euthyphro: https://youtu.be/oltsfcVWe3AThis is the second half of an attempt to compresses an ethics course that normally takes 15 weeks into just two videos.What is the morally right thing to do? Is there some moral law that applies to everyone, or is morality relative in some way? And what’s so good about morality anyway? To answer these questions, we read Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Bentham, Locke, Kant, Nietzsche, Nozick, Singer, O’Neill and others. This is an introductory level philosophy course. Students do not need any prior experience with philosophy.For more of my videos: https://www.jeffreykaplan.org/youtube
Semester Ethics Course condensed into 22mins (Part 1 of 2)
I am writing a book! If you to know when it is ready (and maybe win a free copy), submit your email on my website: https://www.jeffreykaplan.org/ I won’t spam you or share your email address with anyone.Video explaining counterexamples: https://youtu.be/LQaNMxNVCJQThis is a philosophy video lecture that compresses a course that normally takes 15 weeks into just one video. Or really, it only manages to condense half of that course into 22 minutes. What is the morally right thing to do? Is there some moral law that applies to everyone, or is morality relative in some way? And what’s so good about morality anyway? To answer these questions, we read Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Bentham, Locke, Kant, Nietzsche, Nozick, Singer, O’Neill and others. This is an introductory level philosophy course. Students do not need any prior experience with philosophy.For more of my videos: https://www.jeffreykaplan.org/youtube
Becoming As Ethical As We Think We Are | Morgan Hamel | TEDxYYC
We’re not as ethical as we think we are. And, if we realize it, we have a better chance of being better. Fashion Ethicist Morgan Hamel shares her own persona...
More than 150 startups are chasing an ambitious goal: meat that doesn’t require raising and killing animals that is affordable and tastes and feels like the meat we eat now.
How Ethics Can Help You Make Better Decisions | Michael Schur | TED
What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers, TV writer and...