The Ethical Frontier

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond.Website: https://jepson.richmond.edu/faculty/bios/jflaniga/Book: https://a.co/d/3iv1vpmSummary:In Pharmaceutical Freedom, Jessica Flanigan defends patients' rights of self-medication. Flanigan argues that public officials should certify drugs instead of enforcing prohibitive pharmaceutical policies that disrespect people's rights to make intimate medical decisions and prevent patients from accessing potentially beneficial new therapies. This argument has revisionary implications for important and timely debates about medical paternalism, recreational drug legalization, human enhancement, prescription drug prices, physician-assisted suicide, and pharmaceutical marketing. The need for reform is especially urgent as medical treatment becomes increasingly personalized and patients advocate for the right to try.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyKevin Richardson is a professor of philosophy at Duke University.Website: https://kevinrichardson.org/Book: https://academic.oup.com/book/61709Summary:There is an emerging shift away from identifying with the standard binary gender (male/female) and sexual orientation (gay/straight) categories. This shift has frightened some and been a source of confusion for others. This book presents a new way to understand gender and sexuality beyond the binary categories: the spatial theory. According to the spatial theory, a person’s gender or sexuality should be understood as a location within a multidimensional space. Just as the boundaries of countries divide up geographical territories, social boundaries divide up regions of gender and sexuality space.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyGwen Bradford is Associate Professor & Chancellor Jackman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Website: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/gwen-bradford/Summary:In this interview, we discuss theories of ill-being that correspond to each of the four major theories of well-being: hedonism, desire-satisfactionism, objective list theory, and nature-fulfillment theory.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHannah Maslen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, where she leads the Centre’s Programme on Policing Ethics.Website: https://hannahmaslen.wordpress.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the topic of police ethics and Maslen's role as a police ethics consultant. She describes a particular issue she's worked on regarding whether to prioritize historical child sexual abuse cases. We also compare the roles of clinical ethicists and police ethicists and speculate on why the latter appear to be absent.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJohn Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.Website: https://www.johnsanbonmatsu.com/Book: https://nyupress.org/9781479825967/the-omnivores-deception/Summary:In this interview, we discuss three deceptions surrounding our relationship to animals. The first one is that we believe it's morally okay to dominate animals because it's natural. The second deception is that we can treat animals morally by utilizing small-scale farms instead of factory farms. And the third deception is self-deception. Specifically, we lie to ourselves and intentionally turn a blind eye to the suffering of animals so we don't have to confront the fact that eating meat is wrong.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRichard Kim is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.Website: https://www.luc.edu/philosophy/profiles/richardkimphd.shtmlSummary:In this interview, we discuss the similarities between Eastern and Western philosophy. Specifically, we discuss how there is shared discussion about virtue, human nature, and consequentialism.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMiriam Lindner is an assistant Teaching Professor at The University of Rhode Island.Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N92qPuIAAAAJ&hl=enIn this interview, we discuss what incels are and what underlies their psychology. Lindner argues that due to evolution, women are the pickier sex and that males have a psychology that is more sensitive to rejection. As a result, males tend to respond more coercively, which in a few cases results in self-harm and other-directed harm.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHedy S. Wald, PhD is Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Faculty, Harvard Medical School Pediatrics Leadership Program, and Commissioner, Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust.https://vivo.brown.edu/display/hwaldDavid Shuster is director of the Medicine and the Holocaust course and clinical assistant professor in orthopaedics and plastic surgery.https://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2020/12/23/boonshofts-david-b-shuster-honored-for-improving-quality-of-life-for-people-with-disabilities/david-shuster/Ashley K. Fernandes, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/ashley-kr-fernandesSummary:This podcast was recorded right after the Medicine and the Holocaust conference hosted at Wright State University. We discuss how some doctors participated in the Holocaust, what caused them to participate, and what we need to do to prevent it from happening again.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyNeil Levy is a professor of philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford.Website: https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-neil-levySummary:In this interview, we discuss the distinction between phenomenal consciousness and access consciousness, as well as the moral relevance of consciousness in ethics. Many philosophers believe that phenomenal consciousness is necessary to have moral value. Levy criticizes this position.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyLuke Hunt is a former FBI agent and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. Website: https://philosophy.ua.edu/people/luke-hunt/Summary:In this interview, Luke Hunt expresses concerns over ICE's tactics that have led to unnecessary deaths. He also discusses how ICE is relying on administrative warrants instead of judicial warrants to justify entering people's homes. In addition to broader related topics, we also discuss Renee Good's and Alex Pretti's killings.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyChristine Reyna is a professor of psychology at DePaul University.Website: https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/christine-reyna.aspxSummary: In this interview, we discuss the roots of prejudice and how it relates to different types of phobias. We talk extensively about the combination of in-group favoritism and prejudice and how they can lead to negative behavior. The potential legitimacy of making generalizations is also discussed.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMarcus Arvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Tampa.Website: https://www.marcusarvan.net/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-Be-Moderate-ebook/dp/B0DHV391V9Summary:In this interview, Marcus Arvan shows how many of history’s worst evils have resulted from far-right and far-left radicalism, and how many widely hailed social and political achievements have been achieved by moderates and radicals working in constructive tension with each other.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHanno Sauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Utrecht University.Website: https://www.hannosauer.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Good-Evil-History-Morality/dp/0197790259Summary:In this interview, we discuss Sauer's book on the invention of good and evil. Essentially, the book offers a new history of humanity, told through the prism of our ever-changing moral norms and values. With philosophical expertise and empirical data, Sauer explains how processes of biological, cultural, social, and historical evolution shaped the moral grammar that defines our present.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyConly is Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Bowdoin College.Website: https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/sconly/Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-limits-of-liberty-9780197812372?cc=cn&lang=en&Summary:In this interview, we discuss Conly's book, The Limits of Liberty, in which she argues that liberty is much less valuable than traditionally believed. Conly posits that liberty only has value for its consequences, so liberties that bring good things have value, but liberties that bring bad consequences have no value. This means that in many cases where liberty has been valued, we are mistaken. Restrictions on certain liberties are more acceptable than commonly thought. We specifically discuss free speech, medical ethics, and environmental ethics.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophySerena Parekh is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University.Website: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/serena-parekh/Book: https://www.amazon.com/No-Refuge-Ethics-Global-Refugee/dp/0197507999Summary:Parekh argues that we need a moral response to these crises--one that assumes the humanity of refugees in addition to the challenges that states have when they accept refugees. Only once we grasp that the global refugee crisis has these two dimensions--the asylum crisis for Western states and the crisis for refugees who cannot find refuge--can we reckon with a response proportionate to the complexities we face. Countries and citizens have a moral obligation to address the structures that unjustly prevent refugees from accessing the minimum conditions of human dignity.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJacqui Frost is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University.Website: https://www.jacquifrost.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the nature of atheist churches and how they serve many of the same purposes as religious churches. Their growth is evidence that religious decline does not necessarily mean a decline in community.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyBen Bradley is Allan and Anita Sutton Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University.Website: https://benbradleyweb.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the arguments in favor and against anti-natalism, which is the view that it's wrong to have kids. We also discuss how anti-natalism compares to deprivationism, which is a theory of the prudential value or disvalue of death.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTomas Bogardus is a Professor of Philosophy at Pepperdine University. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tbogardus/Book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Nature-of-the-Sexes-Why-Biology-Matters/Bogardus/p/book/9781041029533Summary:In this interview, we discuss Bogardus' new book on the nature of the sexes. He argues that the sexes are particular kinds of functions—activated higher-order functions—of entire organisms, coded in master programs specifying the development, organization, and maintenance of components themselves programmed to produce (and transport, etc.) some type of anisogamous gamete, e.g. sperm or ova. Other topics discussed include biological functions and whether humans can change their sex.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyDr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist.Website: https://www.respectforhumanlife.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Death-Fallacy-Heidi-Klessig/dp/B0CL5VKJGYSummary:In this interview, Dr. Klessig describes a number of issues regarding the concept of brain death that ultimately suggest that brain-dead patients are not actually dead.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTom Cochrane is a British-Australian philosopher working at Flinders University in Adelaide.Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tomcochranephilosophy/Summary:In this interview, we discuss how we can address the fear of death. Cochrane argues that our fear of death comes from our will to live; hence, one way to address the fear is to change this underlying motivation. He argues that we can encourage a natural tendency for the will to live to decline as we approach death. We also talk a bit about religion and its role in addressing this fear.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTony spent 15 years in the white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements, starting as a skinhead and evolving to leadership positions. Website: https://sci.usc.edu/personnel/tony-mcaleer/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Hate-Supremacists-Extremism-Compassion/dp/1551527693Summary:In this interview, we discuss McAleer's journey into the white supremacist movement. He states that he experienced toxic shame and that this shame led him to search for acceptance from others. We also discuss some pivotal moments in his life that led him to leave the movement.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyThaddeus Metz is a professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria.Website: https://www.up.ac.za/philosophy/article/2923571/prof-thaddeus-metzBook: https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Life-Thaddeus-Metz/dp/0198748019 Summary: In this interview, we discuss the distinction between meaning in life and the meaning of life, what contributes to a meaningful life, and how it relates to well-being and morality. We also discuss the role of spirituality in meaning. Ultimately, Metz believes that meaningfulness in life comes from actively orienting one’s rational nature toward the good, the true, and the beautiful.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyEric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London.Website: https://ericheinze.com/Book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049580/coming-clean/Summary:Leftists have long taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.”In Coming Clean, Eric Heinze rejects the idea that we should be less woke. In fact, we need more wokeness, but of a new kind. Yes, we must teach about these bleak pasts, but we must also educate the public about the left's own support for regimes that damaged and destroyed millions of lives for over a century—Stalin in the Soviet Union, Mao Zedong in China, Pol Pot in Cambodia, or the Kim dynasty in North Korea.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRichard Yetter Chappell is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami.Website: http://yetterchappell.net/Richard/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the ethics of effective altruism (EA)—its central tenets and criticisms. Everyone wants to do good, but many ways of doing good are ineffective. The EA community is focused on finding ways of doing good that actually work.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJoseph Tsang is an immigration attorney. Website: https://tsangslaw.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss ICE, immigration, and deportations. I ask him about how ICE targets people, whether Trump is introducing new immigration laws or just enforcing them more strictly, and whether those detained by ICE get due process.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRivka Weinberg is a professor of philosophy at Scripps College. Website: https://www.rivkaweinberg.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the distinction between the different types of meaning, the different aspects of meaning, and how death affects meaning. Among other interesting claims, Weinberg does not believe our lives have an ultimate meaning. She believes this is metaphysically impossible. We also discuss the relationship between meaning and well-being and how much they overlap.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMollie Gerver is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London, focusing on consent and immigration ethics.Website: https://molliegerver.weebly.com/Paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4679723Summary:In this interview, we discuss Gerver's experiment in which she and her team tested the effect of nudging people to donate money even after they declined to be nudged. We also discuss the general nature of nudges and when it would be appropriate to ask for consent to be nudged.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyReiff is a political, legal, and moral philosopher. His main areas of interest include economic justice, liberalism and its critics, the law and ethics of war and warfare, the nature of causal and moral reasoning, and theories of punishment, compensation, and responsibility.Website: https://www.markreiff.org/Summary:In this interview, Reiff proposes a libertarian argument for reparations. In contrast to other theories, his argument focuses on the fact that some property and wealth have been acquired unjustly. Reiff argues that since libertarians believe in rectifying unjustly acquired assets, there is a libertarian argument to be made for redistribution. Reiff argues that this rectification should take the form of a sovereign wealth fund where every adult receives money.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJennifer Kling, PhD is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.Website: https://philosophy.uccs.edu/directory/faculty/klingBook: https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Protest-Fighting-Justice-without/dp/1786613204Summary:In this interview, we discuss Kling's argument for when nonlethal violent protest can be justified. We address specific questions regarding what violence means and what criteria a nonlethal violent protest must meet in order for it to be justified. We also discuss how her framework applies to specific examples, including climate activists blocking traffic and white nationalists protesting in Charlottesville.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophySamuel Director is a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Richmond's Jepson School of Leadership Studies.Website: https://sites.google.com/colorado.edu/samueldirector/homeSummary:In this interview, we discuss how informed consent in the medical context requires knowledge of how much the medical intervention will cost. According to Director, both plausible standards for informed consent would say that knowledge of price is required for consent to be informed.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyAlfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and hundreds of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.Website: https://www.alfiekohn.org/Summary:According to Kohn, standardized tests assess less meaningful outcomes of an education. He is anti-test but not anti-assessment, assuming the assessments truly measure how much students have learned meaningful lessons and skills. We also discuss why standardized testing is so common and what the alternatives are.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyAaron Benanav is an assistant professor at Syracuse University.Website: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/aaron-benanavBook: https://www.amazon.com/Automation-Future-Work-Aaron-Benanav/dp/1839761296Summary:Silicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists, and social critics have united in arguing that we are on the cusp of an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as we know it. Benanav argues that these promises have not been fulfilled. Other topics we discuss include the purpose of these advanced technologies and a universal basic income.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond.Website: https://jepson.richmond.edu/faculty/bios/jflaniga/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Debating-Sex-Work-Ethics/dp/0190659890Summary:In this interview, we discuss Flanigan's libertarian defense of the decriminalization of sex work. One core argument is that restrictions on the sale and purchase of sex violate the rights of sex workers. The reasoning is this. Since people have the right to choose whatever job they want, and since people have the right to decide whom to have sex with, it follows that people have the right to sell sex.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyElizabeth Finneron-Burns is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Western Ontario and an affiliated researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm.Website: http://politicalscience.uwo.ca/people/faculty/full-time_faculty/elizabeth_finneron-burns.htmlBook: https://www.amazon.com/What-Future-People-Contractualist-Intergenerational/dp/0197653251Summary:In this interview, we discuss Finneron-Burns' book in which she develops principles of intergenerational ethics. Among other things, we discuss how good of a life we are required to leave future people and when it is permissible for an individual to procreate. The book answers these questions by using the contractualist method to develop general moral principles.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyEric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London.Website: https://ericheinze.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Right-Speech-Everything/dp/0262547244/Summary:In this interview, Heinze explains why free speech is a necessary right to have any other right. We also discuss the distinction between content and viewpoint restrictions, the power and danger of the internet to amplify speech, and whether anti-patriotic speech should be banned during wartime.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyWalter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.Website: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/walter.sinnott-armstrongBook: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-AI-Walter-Sinnott-Armstrong/dp/0241454743/Summary:In this interview, we discuss ethical issues that arise with the utilization of AI in a variety of domains, including self-driving cars, privacy, and warfare. Sinnott-Armstrong believes that we can incorporate moral principles into AI and that said principles should be determined by surveying people about their moral judgments.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Erik Angner is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he directs the PPE Program. As a result of serious mission creep, he holds two PhDs – one in Economics and one in History and Philosophy of Science – both from the University of Pittsburgh. Website: https://www.erikangner.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Economics-Can-Save-World/dp/0241502705 Summary: In this interview, Angner explains how economics can solve three big problems: climate change, kidney donation, and overconfidence.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Philip Goff is a philosophy professor at Durham University, UK. Website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Goff's book about whether there's a purpose of the universe. Goff believes there's some middle ground between traditional theists and atheists in addressing this fundamental question. He explores three options: (1) a God of limited powers; (2) teleological laws of nature; and (3) panpsychism. He believes any of these three can explain why the universe is fine-tuned for life.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Raffael Fasel is Yates Glazebrook Fellow, College Assistant Professor, and Director of Studies in Law (Part IB) at Jesus College, and Affiliated Lecturer at the Cambridge Law Faculty. Website: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/rn-fasel/77852 Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/more-equal-than-others-9780198907404?cc=gb&lang=en& Summary: In this interview, we discuss animal rights, the distinction between things and persons, and the species-specific approach that Fasel proposes. Essentially, Fasel proposes the Species Membership Approach (SMA). According to the SMA, legal rights and similar entitlements should be granted to animals based on the species to which they belong, not their individual capacities. An added benefit to this approach is that it protects against the weakening of human rights for humans who are not persons.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Roger Crisp is a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Oxford. Website: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/roger-crisp Summary: In this interview, we discuss hedonism. Among other topics, we address why hedonism is appealing, how it relates to other theories of well-being, the distinction between higher and lower pleasures, and whether there are other dimensions of the human condition that contribute to the best human life.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Joseph Moore is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Website: https://www.josephmoore.net/ Summary: In this interview, we discuss the why and the how of measuring well-being. Moore believes that since public policy is affected by how we measure well-being, we should try to measure what ultimately matters. We discuss the difficulties with measuring pleasure, achievement, positive relationships, and knowledge.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Sarah Malanowski is a postdoctoral fellow at Florida Atlantic University. Nicholas Baima is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University. Website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/sarah-malanowski Website: https://sites.google.com/site/nicholasrbaima/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-Be-Gamer/dp/1032312130 Summary: In this interview, we discuss the shortcomings of common criticisms of gaming. Specifically, we address three criticisms: (1) Playing violent video games leads to violent behavior; (2) playing video games is addictive; and (3) playing video games is a waste of time.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Scott Sehon is Joseph E. Merrill Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department at Bowdoin College. Website: https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/ssehon/index.html Book: https://www.amazon.com/Socialism-Introduction-Scott-R-Sehon/dp/0197753337 Summary: In this interview, we discuss what socialism is, its benefits, and its key differences with libertarianism. We cover issues like taxation, individual rights, government legitimacy, and the practicality of collective control in combating climate change.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Luke Hunt is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. Website: https://philosophy.ua.edu/people/luke-hunt/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Police-Deception-Dishonesty-Logic-Lying/dp/0197672167 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Hunt's newest book in which he illustrates how the police’s widespread use of proactive deception and dishonesty is inconsistent with fundamental norms of political morality, eroding public faith in the police institution. Hunt clarifies that deception can be justified if the stakes are high enough, but, generally speaking, he is opposed to lying to suspects.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy This is part 2 of my interview with Philip Haig Nitschke, who is an Australian humanist, author, former physician, and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. Website: https://www.exitinternational.net/about-exit/dr-philip-nitschke/ Summary: In this interview, we discuss the future of the Sarco suicide pod, the use of AI to assess decision-making capacity, and Nitschke's proposal for an implantable device that will release a toxin to cause a person's death.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Philip Haig Nitschke is an Australian humanist, author, former physician, and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. Website: https://www.exitinternational.net/about-exit/dr-philip-nitschke/ Summary: In this interview, we discuss why Dr. Nitschke is supportive of assisted suicide. Essentially, he believes suicide is every rational person's right. Nitschke is so supportive of suicide that he invented a suicide pod that people can 3D print. We also discuss hard cases—euthanasia in the case of infants, people with advanced dementia, and psychiatric patients. Interestingly, Nitschke is more supportive of assisted suicide than euthanasia because he thinks patients should take responsibility for their own decision to die.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Professor Chandran Kukathas is Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Political Science at School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University. Website: https://faculty.smu.edu.sg/profile/chandran-kukathas-1946 Book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691189680/immigration-and-freedom Summary: In this interview, we discuss Kukathas's book, Immigration and Freedom, in which he argues that while immigration is often seen as a danger to Western liberal democracies because it threatens to undermine their fundamental values, most notably freedom and national self-determination, the greater threat comes not from immigration but from immigration control. We also discuss the legitimate concerns that some citizens have about immigrants receiving governmental assistance, the lowering of wages, the change in culture, assimilation, and the role of xenophobia in anti-immigrant sentiments.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Kevin Yuill is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Sunderland. Website: https://twitter.com/historykev Book: https://www.amazon.com/Assisted-Suicide-Liberal-Humanist-Legalization/dp/1137286296 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Yuill's argument against the legalization of assisted suicide. First, he believes we have a misconception of the dying process that overexaggerates the suffering that most people fear. Second, he believes legalization will pressure people to end their own lives in order to avoid being a burden on others. And third, he believes that we ought to prevent people from dying when we can because, except in extreme situations, we should assume that being alive is a good thing.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Dr. Stubbs is a philosopher and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Boston & The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET). Website: https://www.alecstubbs.info/ Article: https://psyche.co/ideas/the-achievement-society-is-burning-us-out-we-need-more-play Summary: In this interview, we discuss Stubb's argument that our capitalist society's focus on achievement leads to burnout and that we need structural change to enable us to incorporate more play into our lives. We discuss how best to define achievement and play, and why a socialist society could better allow for more autotelic activity—that is, activity that is done for its own sake.

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Alex Guerrero is a Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Website: http://www.alexguerrero.org/ Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lottocracy-Democracy-Elections-Alexander-Guerrero/dp/0198938985 Summary: In this interview, we discuss Guerrero's proposal for a lottocracy, which is a political system where the policymakers are picked via a lottery and would serve 3-year terms. Guerrero argues this would be better than a democracy with elections because it removes the need to raise money to get reelected. It also allows the policymakers to focus on long-term issues that are normally ignored in an election system where candidates must worry about the next election cycle.