Examining Ethics

Recent Episodes

Naomi Zack: Government Should Be Boring

Posted July 28, 2021 • 00:33:49

The subject of identity politics is part of a constellation of heated issues in the United States. Politics in general has been fraught with conflict...

Civil Disobedience with Candice Delmas

Posted June 30, 2021 • 00:30:00

Civil disobedience is an inherently tricky moral issue. It involves intentionally breaking laws, and purposefully upsetting norms. Candice Delmas, professor...

The Ethics of Love with Ashley C. Ford

Posted May 26, 2021 • 00:27:08

Ashley C. Ford is a prolific writer who covers a lot of subjects. Some of her most compelling writing is about the ethics of love. In the fall of 2019,...

A Spirit of Care with Maurice Hamington

Posted April 27, 2021 • 00:29:22

Portland State University professor of philosophy Maurice Hamington explains the basics of care ethics on today's episode of Examining Ethics.

Vaccine Equity with Govind Persad

Posted March 30, 2021 • 00:25:08

Many of us have vaccines on the brain recently–whether because we’ve just received a shot, or because we are trying to access one. Who gets vaccinated...