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The Bowen H. "Buzz" McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society is committed to bring ethical reflection to bear on important social problems through research, teaching, and engagement.

Stanford University


    • Mar 1, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    Platonist Philosophy as a Way of Life: Plontinus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2012 73:18


    Professor John Cooper delivers the second of two lectures in the Tanner Lecture Series. This second lecture focuses on some of the philosophies of Plontinus and how they apply to life today. (January 26, 2012)

    Ancient Philosophies as a Way of Life: Socrates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2012 60:52


    John Cooper gives the first of two lectures in the Tanner Lecture Series. This first lecture focuses on some of the ancient philosophies of Aristotle and how they apply to life today. (January 25, 2012)

    Imposing the State of Exception: Constitutional Dictatorship, Torture, and Us (Discussion)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010 110:34


    Eric Posner, Professor of Law University of Chicago, Colonel Steven Kleinman, Senior Intelligence Officer U.S. Air Force, and Mark Danner discuss Danner's April 14th talk about the 'state of exception.' (April 15, 2010)

    Imposing the State of Exception: Constitutional Dictatorship, Torture, and Us (Lecture)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010 78:37


    Mark Danner discusses the use of torture and interrogation techniques at the Abu Ghraib prison by the United States government. Professor Danner touches upon the ethical and human value dilemmas that have occurred in recent years. (April 14, 2010)

    Naturalizing the State of Exception: Terror, Fear and the War Without End (Discussion)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010 119:04


    Elaine Scarry of Harvard University and Stephen Holmes of New York University discuss the ethical and human values associated with how the United States of America has approached terrorism, interrogation, and torture. (April 16, 2010)

    Naturalizing the State of Exception: Terror, Fear and the War Without End (Lecture)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010 69:41


    Mark Danner discusses the impact that the attacks of September 11, 2001 had on civil liberties and legal rights within the United States, particularly a "state of exception" that imposed "soft martial law" on citizens of the United States. (April 15, 2010)

    Understanding Social Ecological Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 81:16


    Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Political Science at Indiana University and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, discusses her work studying the cooperative regulation of public or common goods. (April 8, 2010)

    Designing a Path to Sustainable Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2010 126:22


    Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University Director of the Earth Institute, discusses the need to find paths to sustainability in three parts: financial, institutional and instilling human values that will make sustainable development feasible. (February 18, 2010)

    Hierarchies of Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 89:44


    David Schmitdz, Professor of Philosophy, joint Professor of Economics and founding director of Arizona's Freedom Center, speaks about what children need from an educational system. (October 18, 2008)

    Education and Equality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 83:21


    Paul Weithman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, uses a philosophical perspective to talk about the necessity of education and equality. Rob Reich then responds to Paul's arguments. (October 18, 2008)

    Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 91:51


    Eric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses the gap of achievement levels between white and black students, the reasons for it and what can be done to solve this problem of American society. (October 18, 2008)

    Can We Learn Anything About Justice in Education From Thinking About Justice in Health-Care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 82:55


    Daniel Weinstock, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montreal, uses the health-care system debate to draw parallels to the justice debate of the education system. Susanna Loeb provides a response to Mr. Weinstock. (October 18, 2008)

    Charter Schools Closing the Achievement Gap: Results from New York City and Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 93:26


    Caroline Hoxby, Professor of Economics at Stanford and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute, speaks about what needs to be done to effectively redistribute education among the poor. She goes on to talk in detail about charter schools. (October 17, 2008)

    Immigration Regimes, Schooling Regimes, and Educational Outcomes: What Is Fairest to Immigrants and Native-born Residents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 90:01


    Jennifer Hochschild, Professor at Harvard University, speaks about the accessibility and achievement of immigrants in educational systems around the world. (October 17, 2008)

    Ethical Issues in Higher Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 83:26


    John Hennessy, President of Stanford University, speaks about just admission and need-based financial aid programs. Michael McPherson, President of the Spencer Foundation, goes on to elaborate on these issues faced by leading (October 17, 2008)

    Stakes Fairness, Educational Adequacy and Equal Opportunities in Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 88:54


    Lesley Jacobs, Professor of Law & Society and Director of the York Centre for Public Policy & Law at York University in Toronto, speaks about stakes fairness in educational policy and necessity for educational adequacy and equal opportunity. (October 17, 2009)

    Gloomy Prospect Wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2008 66:19


    Despite large samples, genome wide association studies can only detect 2-3% of the genetic component of height, which is known to be close to 90% from twin studies.  What does that mean? (September 8, 2008)

    Campaign Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2008 76:42


    A leading proponent of an institutional approach to political ethics, Dennis Thompson discusses campaign ethics in the midst of one of the most contentious presidential elections in recent history. (May 8, 2008)

    All Animals Are Equal - But in What Sense of Equality?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2008 105:45


    In Animal Liberation, a book sometimes credited with starting the modern animal rights movement, Peter Singer argued that "all animals are equal."  The claim is often misunderstood, and sometimes used to caricature the animal movement. (April 23, 2008)

    The Ethics of Social Networking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008 87:35


    This panel examines a host of ethical and social concerns generated by the evolving culture of social networking, particularly by internet users' habits and web 2.0 sites' practices. (February 14, 2008)

    Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008 93:31


    A lecture by Samantha Power as part of the Ethics Center's Arrow Series on Ethics and Leadership. Power discussed themes related to her new book, "Chasing the Flame." (February 25, 2008)

    What to Eat: Personal Responsibilty vs. Social Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2008 79:59


    Marion Nestle teaches at NYU in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health. She is the author of numerous books, including What to Eat, which was released in 2006. (February 27, 2008)

    The Footprint of Title IX: Beyond Intercollegiate Athletics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 85:20


    How does Title IX affect future college athletes and those looking to continue their careers beyond the classrom? The panel members discuss this and related topics with the moderator, Marcia Greenberger. (April 28, 2007)

    Gender Equity: How Do We Know When We're There?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 83:13


    Tara VanDerveer, David Black, Carole Oglesby, and Judy Sweet discuss personal and professional perspectives on current methods and challenges of gender equity assesment including interest surveys. Moderated by Deborah Rhode. (April 28, 2007)

    Facts, Fiction, and the Future: Men's Sports and Women's Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 89:04


    Mary Jo Kane, Dick Gould, Eric Pearson, and the moderating journalist and author Welch Suggs discuss the challenges of maintaining men's opportunities in collegiate athletics while continuing to increase them for women. (April 28, 2007)

    Participation, Progress, and Professional Opportunity: A Report Card for the First 35 Years of Title IX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 111:52


    One of the nation's most well-respected reseachers, Linda Jean Carpenter, provides a snapshot on the demographic shifts during the first 35 years of Title IX, outlining remaining challenges for the future. (April 28, 2007)

    Strategies for Equality in a Climate of Commercialism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 87:10


    Sandy Barbour and Bob Bowlsby discuss with leading women's rights advocate Donna Lopiano, the rocky road to gender equity amidst the current "arms-race" for salaries, facilities, and more at the Division 1-A level. (April 28, 2007)

    Social Identity and the Ethics of Punishment: Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2007 107:17


    Focusing on Glenn Loury's lecture, discussants further explore the ethics of punishment in a "divided society" (elaborating a social scientific and an ethical critique of the "politics of personal responsibility").

    Social Identity and the Ethics of Punishment: Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2007 84:01


    Lecture 2 focuses on the ethics of punishment in a "divided society" (elaborating a social scientific and an ethical critique of the "politics of personal responsibility" that emerged out of the culture wars of the 1980s).

    Ghettos, Prisons and Racial Backlash: Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2007 112:08


    Focusing on Glenn Loury's lecture, discussants delve further into the historical, political and sociological study of the role race has played, and continues to play, in the remarkable post-1970 transformation of America's punishment policies.

    Ghettos, Prisons and Racial Backlash: Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2007 89:38


    Lecture 1 is a historical, political and sociological study of the role race has played, and continues to play, in the remarkable post-1970 transformation of America's punishment policies.

    Charter Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2007 74:20


    Discussion topics include: what people have found to be the advantages and disadvantages of a charter school; are charter schools actually performing more effectively then traditional schools; how funding of charter schools affect funds available for public schools.

    Rethinking the Ethical Implications of Animal Cognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2007 90:34


    Ethics in Society sponsors a series of weekly conversations, led by invited faculty members and students on topics of their own choosing. Ethics at noon is a brown-bag forum whose purpose is to provide an informal and ongoing forum for discussion of ethical issues.

    From Gay Liberation to Gay Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2007 62:05


    Dr. Robinson talks about the Gay Movement in America from the 1960s to the present, relying mainly on two books that he has written, (1999), which examines autobiographies written by gay men, and (2005).

    Postmodern Imperialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2007 66:41


    Ethics in Society sponsors a series of weekly conversations, led by invited faculty members and students on topics of their own choosing. Ethics at noon is a brown-bag forum whose purpose is to provide an informal and ongoing forum for discussion of ethical issues.

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