Podcasts about Moral reasoning

We all believe it is important to be ethical people and make good moral decisions. Right? The problem is if we can ever come to a conclusion about what qualifies as a "moral decision." C. Ben Mitchell writes, "If relativism is true, it also means that the search for enduring, universal moral norms is futile. But the fact that we live in a relativistic world also means that if relativism is not true, we need to know how to respond to a view that is so pervasive in our culture." Join me as we engage in a moral discussion and try to find clarity in a morally confused culture. "Ethics and Moral Reasoning" by C. Ben Mitchell will be our primary text today. Bring your questions and join the show! I'll be taking your calls! Content Discussed 0:00 Intro 2:50 A look at upcoming shows and events 6:15 Intro to our series on reclaiming the Christian intellectual tradition 9:20 Living in a relativistic world 13:31 5 problems with moral relativism 22:45 Can you prove objective morality? 26:43 Do you believe in evolution? 27:05 Relative morality isn't the same as arbitrary morality 29:50 Is this the fallacy of extremes? 31:00 What side of the Euthyphro dilemma do you take? 33:35 A history of moral reasoning 45:52 Issues with Enlightenment Ethics 48:27 Views of Christian Ethics 51:20 An argument for objective morality 1:02:13 Something doesn't have to be objective to be important 1:03:42 How do I control hate in my heart for people who abuse children? 1:08:57 If homosexuality is morally wrong, why are some people born gay? 1:11:51 Caller - Do I read secular authors? 1:14:04 Caller - Why does objective morality matter for our everyday lives? 1:23:14 Caller - Why is indentured servitude immoral? 1:25:37 Caller - How do atheists ground objective morality? 1:32:38 Closing

Roger Steare, a philosopher in business, helps people think about their purpose, values, and how to make the right decisions. He has developed a moral reasoning framework and emphasizes the importance of compassion, friendship, and fairness in ethical decision-making. He believes that integrity is demonstrated through the alignment of values and actions, and that good, simple rules are necessary to guide behaviour. Steare also discusses the impact of greed and fear in the corporate world and how they can influence decision-making. The conversation explores the themes of greed, fear, conformity, and moral leadership. Greed is described as a form of fear, driven by the fear of not having enough. The primal fear of not having basic needs met, such as belonging and material possessions, is hardwired into humans. However, the pursuit of wealth and material possessions does not lead to happiness or fulfilment. The conversation also emphasizes the importance of moral leadership and creating organizations with a shared moral purpose, values, and simple agreed rules. Conformity is seen as a jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth, while humour, humility, and humanity are highlighted as essential qualities for individuals and organizations.TakeawaysEthics is the art of moral reasoning and involves deciding right from wrong.Integrity is demonstrated through the alignment of values and actions.Compassion, friendship, and fairness are important values in ethical decision-making.Good, simple rules are necessary to guide behaviour.Greed and fear can influence decision-making in the corporate world. Greed is a form of fear, driven by the fear of not having enough.The pursuit of wealth and material possessions does not lead to happiness or fulfilment.Moral leadership involves creating organizations with a shared moral purpose, values, and simple agreed rules.Conformity is a jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.Humour, humility, and humanity are essential qualities for individuals and organizations.Sound Bites"Compassion is the basis for morality.""Teamwork is not a moral value.""Share resources fairly, not equally.""Greed is a form of fear.""There is no correlation between wealth and happiness.""Conformity is a jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below.The link to everything CLICK HEREUK: 07827 953814Email: guybloom@livingbrave.com Web: www.livingbrave.com

What happens when artificial intelligence starts weighing in on our moral decisions? Matt Prewitt is joined by Meaning Alignment Institute co-founder Joe Edelman to explore this thought-provoking territory in examining how AI is already shaping our daily experiences and values through social media algorithms. They explore the tools developed to help individuals negotiate their values and the implications of AI in moral reasoning – venturing into compelling questions about human-AI symbiosis, the nature of meaningful experiences, and whether machines can truly understand what matters to us. For anyone intrigued by the future of human consciousness and decision-making in an AI-integrated world, this discussion opens up fascinating possibilities – and potential pitfalls – we may not have considered.Links & References: References:CouchSurfing - Wikipedia | CouchSurfing.org | WebsiteTristan Harris: How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day | TED TalkCenter for Humane Technology | WebsiteMEANING ALIGNMENT INSTITUTE | WebsiteReplika - AI Girlfriend/BoyfriendWill AI Improve Exponentially At Value Judgments? - by Matt Prewitt | RadicalxChangeMoral Realism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Summa Theologica - WikipediaWhen Generative AI Refuses To Answer Questions, AI Ethics And AI Law Get Deeply Worried | AI RefusalsAmanda Askell: The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024 | TIME | Amanda Askells' work at AnthropicOvercoming Epistemology by Charles TaylorGod, Beauty, and Symmetry in Science - Catholic Stand | Thomas Aquinas on symmetryFriedrich Hayek - Wikipedia | “Hayekian”Eliezer Yudkowsky - Wikipedia | “AI policy people, especially in this kind Yudkowskyian scene”Resource-rational analysis: Understanding human cognition as the optimal use of limited computational resources | Resource rational (cognitive science term)Papers & posts mentioned[2404.10636] What are human values, and how do we align AI to them? | Paper by Oliver Klingefjord, Ryan Lowe, Joe EdelmanModel Integrity - by Joe Edelman and Oliver Klingefjord | Meaning Alignment Institute SubstackBios:Joe Edelman is a philosopher, sociologist, and entrepreneur whose work spans from theoretical philosophy to practical applications in technology and governance. He invented the meaning-based metrics used at CouchSurfing, Facebook, and Apple, and co-founded the Center for Humane Technology and the Meaning Alignment Institute. His biggest contribution is a definition of "human values" that's precise enough to create product metrics, aligned ML models, and values-based democratic structures.Joe's Social Links:Meaning Alignment Institute | WebsiteMeaning Alignment Institute (@meaningaligned) / XJoe Edelman (@edelwax) / XMatt Prewitt (he/him) is a lawyer, technologist, and writer. He is the President of the RadicalxChange Foundation.Matt's Social Links:ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴡɪᴛᴛ (@m_t_prewitt) / X Connect with RadicalxChange Foundation:RadicalxChange Website@RadxChange | TwitterRxC | YouTubeRxC | InstagramRxC | LinkedInJoin the conversation on Discord.Credits:Produced by G. Angela Corpus.Co-Produced, Edited, Narrated, and Audio Engineered by Aaron Benavides.Executive Produced by G. Angela Corpus and Matt Prewitt.Intro/Outro music by MagnusMoone, “Wind in the Willows,” is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Thomas Doxiadis worked in the construction field before becoming an architect, eventually pursuing a Masters of Architecture and a Masters of Landscape Architecture at Harvard. He served in the Greek Navy and later worked as an architect for the Greek Olympics and at the same time taught at university. He then started his business which has been running for 25 years.  Managing Work Life Balance and Personal Growth Expanding from his professional life, Thomas spent the next 10 years exploring his mind, heart, and relationships with people. Through therapy, he found that people are much more interesting than he thought. He joined a coaching group called "Get Your Six," which focuses on treating oneself better through health, sleep, nutrition, exercise, relationships, emotions, and beliefs. The group is structured around six people sharing experiences and helping each other through different situations.   Life Lessons and Changes Thomas talks about life changes related to health, sleep, nutrition, and exercise. He explains that building a business from scratch and trying to be at the top of his field took a lot of focus and energy away from self-care. He emphasizes the importance of taking care of oneself, eating right, sleeping right, learning basic breathing and meditation techniques, and changing priorities. He also emphasizes exploring and understanding the stories of our lives that we construct and how we spend our energy.  Working in the Greek Navy Thomas shares his experiences in the Greek Navy, where he spent time guarding armaments and working with 18-year-olds, which was a strange situation for him after his time in the professional world, but he found solace in having fun and laughing more than he had in the last decade. He shares a story when he was on guard duty and thought he was under siege. Working in the Athens Olympics Thomas recounts his experience working on the Athens Olympics. He had a positive experience despite the short turn around time of three years to complete construction.  He worked on the design and construction of mega projects such as parts of  the Athenian sea front and coastal areas, Olympic villages, and sports infrastructure. Additionally, he worked on setting up the city's flags, banners, and animation programs. He also spent two years dealing with the environmental and green aspects of the Olympics. His highlight was organizing the first mass olive transplanting, which involved moving the old Athens horse race track to a new area and becoming the Olympic Equestrian Center. The area was full of ancient olive groves and vineyards, some of them as old as 3000 years. The trees were transplanted to create a park and part of the Olympic venues. The trees were reused for the redevelopment of the Athens airport, ensuring they would be a valuable asset for future generations. Growing up in Greece Thomas grew up in Greece in the seventies when Greece was still relatively untouched by economic growth and tourism. The rapid economic changes after Greece entered the European Union led to the destruction of places he loved. He studied architecture and landscape architecture to find a win-win solution to building on sensitive, culturally and ecologically important places. His work and portfolio have been built over the past 25 years, focusing on resolving this problem. Sustainable Development and Landscapes of Cohabitation Thomas has worked on several projects since his time at the Olympics. One of his most proud projects was working on a pristine Aegean Island, where he and a high school friend developed techniques called the landscapes of cohabitation, which focuses on symbiosis between the environment and human activity. This approach has transformed the local ecosystem and changed people's minds about landscape work. His most recent project is with an MIT graduate from Northern Italy who built an energy corporation in the US and now invests in a small village in Tuscany. They are working on a 200-year sustainability plan, involving climate modeling and climate modeling to understand the future of the village and bringing vitality back to rural areas.  Progressive Adaption to Climate Change  Thomas' goal is to revive the countryside and lead it towards a better and more sustainable future, especially as climate change makes a better future more difficult. The European Union has been funding climate change adaptation programs for countries and universities for the last decade. These programs aim to understand the main impacts of climate change on public health, infrastructure, economy, and tourism. Landscapes are not just visual representations of environmental changes, but also provide a spatial understanding of what will happen due to climate change. Thomas talks about nine case studies that have been conducted across Greece, covering a region the size of Cape Cod. The eastern Mediterranean will be one of the most impacted areas globally, with heat waves, fire, and changing conditions. The European Union stopped spending on mitigation a decade ago and started spending on adaptation. Thomas explains what this entails.  Design for Living Systems Landscape architects are professionals who design for living systems, not just concrete or steel. They have the skill set to deal with earth, water, plants, animals, and living systems in physical space. The profession has transitioned from being mainly about aesthetics to problem-solving around nature in the past. The advice given by landscape architects is not necessarily heated or useful, but rather based on their experiences and lessons learned. He believes that architects should focus on the bright goal of a better future through design but also be more pragmatic about their surroundings. Thomas also discusses his artistic projects, such as the Castriani mine restoration. He believes that architecture is useful for solving problems through giving form to things, and that the way things look is important because it serves as communication and storytelling. People understand the world through narratives, so architects have the opportunity and responsibility to configure a part of the world that tells people something to add to their own narrative. Influential Harvard Professors and Courses During his time at Harvard, he took courses in Ed Wilson's Evolutionary Biology and Moral Reasoning 22. He also studied landscape ecology at the Harvard Design School, where landscape ecology was a driving force and he learned how you could design with nature and for nature rather than against it, which set him on his life path both professionally and intellectually. He enjoyed playing music and attending international talks at the Kennedy School. This experience helped him become more international and consider himself a citizen of the world.  Timestamps: 01:40: Personal and Professional Reflections  04:38: Coaching Group Experience  07:17: Changes in Life and Health Practices  12:26: Experiences in the Greek Navy  15:47: Role in the Athens Olympics 25:11: Projects and Philosophy  28:40: National Climate Change Adaptation Program  35:43: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies  39:10: Role of a Landscape Architect  41:29: Advice to Younger Self  44:09: Artistic Projects and Influences from Harvard  Links: Website:  https://doxiadisplus.com/ Website: Got Your 6 Team Society for the Environment and Cultural Change Website: Ελληνική Εταιρεία Περιβάλλοντος & Πολιτισμού  Featured Non-profit This week's featured non-profit is Legal Services NYC recommended by Lisa Velasquez who reports: “Hi. I'm Liza Velasquez, class of 1992 the featured nonprofit of this episode of The 92 report is Legal Services NYC. The mission of legal services NYC is to fight poverty and seek racial, social and economic justice for New Yorkers who need pro bono civil legal assistance. I've worked with legal services NYC as a board member for the past 10 years, and I'm honored to serve as the current board chair. Every year, our lawyers and staff assist 100,000 New Yorkers in obtaining access to the basic necessities of life, safe housing, economic security, family and immigration, stability, education and healthcare. You can learn more about their work at Legal Services nyc.org, and now here is Will Bachman with this week's episode. To learn more about their work visit: LegalServicesNYC.org.

Christians often say goofy things about abortion; it is typical for their IQ to drop 80 points when the topic is put on the table. However, it is essential for Christians to bring people back to the basic argument that pro-lifers make: that it is always wrong to intentionally kill innocent human beings. http://apologetics.org/prolife/ Be sure to subscribe to The Case for Life Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app so you never miss a single episode. Follow Scott Klusendorf on Rumble, Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to be kept up to date on everything God is doing through my pro-life work. Book me for an event or partner with Life Training Institute as a donor at https://prolifetraining.com.

Casuistry is a technical term for a way of reasoning about ethical principles in specific situations. It fell into disuse historically in favor of a more narrative-based view of the world. But some of the Mere Fidelity cast are sensing that there is a felt lack of organized principle application to pastoral situations in the church. Do you agree that casuistry needs to make a comeback? Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com. Timestamps: The Kazooists North American Tour 2024 [0:00] What is casuistry? [2:53] History, Both Catholic and Protestant [5:30] Conflicting Principles [7:46] Proper Context, Lacking Confession [13:58] Practical Application of Practical Application [20:40] Narrative & Principle United [22:08] Moral Reasoning in Paul's Epistles [28:44] Legalism [30:38] First Steps for Pastors [37:05]

Where do we draw the line with A.I. from an ethical lens? Meet Dr. Andrew Cullison who is the founding executive director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center and a research professor at the University of Cincinnati who specializes in moral reasoning, ethics education, and leadership development. With over 15 peer-reviewed publications to his name, Andy is a leading scholar on questions of how we can have moral knowledge. You're in for a treat to hear Andy's insights that offer a philosopher's perspective on some of the most pressing issues of our time. Prior to his current role, Andy spent over seven years as Director of the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, one of the largest collegiate ethics institutes in the country. In addition to his academic work and passion for helping people of all ages develop crucial moral reasoning skills, Andy conducts workshops for K-12 students, teams, and organizations like the FBI to apply philosophical tools to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.  In this episode's conversation, Andy shares the importance of teaching ethics in an A.I. world, what he's learned from experimenting with ChatGPT's moral reasoning abilities, practical tips, moral framework exercises for navigating everyday ethical dilemmas, and more. He emphasizes the urgent need for practitioners developing A.I. to receive robust ethics training so they can spot potential issues early on. Listen in to sharpen your own thinking about the thorny moral challenges surrounding A.I. development and implementation. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep45-dr-andrew-cullison-a-i-ethics-where-do-we-draw-the-line/  JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter  Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform.  Because it's important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations. This show is produced and made possible by the team at PLAY Audio Agency: https://playaudioagency.com. Creativity Squared is brought to you by Sociality Squared, a social media agency who understands the magic of bringing people together around what they value and love: http://socialitysquared.com. 

What role does morality play in communication? How are moral messages cognitively processed, how are they represented in the neural realm, and in what way do they motivate behavior? For our first episode of 'The Ivory Tower', we will be speaking to Dr. Frederic Hopp. Frederic is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam's School of Communication Research.During this episode we discuss an article that was recently published in the journal Nature Human Behavior. We break down its method and theoretical foundation, explore avenues for future research, and Frederic tells us a bit about his formation as an academic. The link to the paper: 'Moral foundations elicit shared and dissociable cortical activation modulated by political ideology'. More about Frederic: https://fhopp.github.ioMore about us: Our Website Our Instagram Our Twitter Our Linkedin 

According to Fortune magazine, overall undergraduate enrollment experienced the steepest rate of decline on record from 2019 to 2022, and it has only worsened since then. There are several explanations, but one cause is entirely self-imposed: most universities and colleges have now replaced education with ideology, subverting the search for truth with political indoctrination. Today, we discuss the ideological takeover of higher education and how the Catholic conception of the university can help provide an antidote.  A listener asks, if priests are meant to represent Jesus, are nuns supposed to represent Mary? 00:00 | Intro 01:47 | Catholic social thought tradition and the higher education crisis 03:50 | Differences between Catholic and secular universities 04:50 | Seeking while knowing the truth 07:33 | Resisting relativism 09:30 | Catholic staff ratios for Catholic universities 11:16 | Segregating Catholic identity 13:51 | Academic freedom at Catholic universities 15:46 | Dicy freedom of speech claims 17:06 | Catholic universities and male participation 18:37 | Higher education and vocational training 20:35 | High costs and accessibility 21:51 | What can we do to course-correct universities that have lost their way? 24:50 | Listener question 26:01 | Word on Fire Institute Links “Ivy League Presidents and the Collapse of Moral Reasoning” by Bishop Barron Statistic on men in 4-year schools: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/18/fewer-young-men-are-in-college-especially-at-4-year-schools/ Learn more about the Word on Fire Institute: Institute.WordonFire.org NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

AI advocate Marc Andreessen joins us to clear up misconceptions about AI and discuss its potential impact on job creation, creativity, and moral reasoning. What We Discuss with Marc Andreessen: Will AI create new jobs, take our old ones outright, or amplify our ability to perform them better? What role will AI play in current and future US-China relations? How might AI be used to shape (or manipulate) public opinion and the economy? Does AI belong in creative industries, or does it challenge (and perhaps cheapen) what it means to be human? How can we safeguard our future against the possibility that AI could get smart enough to remove humanity from the board entirely? And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/888 This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Show Notes: Reggie Williams, a Harvard graduate, had a great experience in his four-year period at Harvard College. After graduating, he went to Harvard Law School, which was a much more difficult and a lesser social experience. He was disillusioned with the law, finding that it was influenced by politics and was more subjective than objective. He decided law was not a profession he wanted to pursue. Moving into the Entertainment Industry While in law school, Reggie was inspired by the notion that he could pursue entertainment and started asking people around campus for advice. His goal was to eventually become a senior executive at a multimedia entertainment company or run his own company. He did not achieve his best grades in law school, but he did pass and he wrote a thesis about Tupac Shakur and the music industry needing to regulate itself with a voluntary rating system. Reggie took a negotiation class with Bruce Patton and Roger Friedman, which was the greatest course he took in any stage of academics.  He applied to 27 law firms in New York and LA, and only one firm accepted him. He had a great interview with a man who became his mentor. He was invited to New York City to work for Paul Hastings, an entertainment litigation practice, which represented stars like Madonna and CBS Records. However, when he got there, they didn't have a place for him in the entertainment litigation department. Reggie learned that sometimes life doesn't give you what you expect, but it's what you need. He found himself doing business law, which was more aligned with his interests in entertainment, learning contracts and IP. As a business law associate interested in entertainment, he was the first person to give deals in the entertainment industry, which helped him navigate the challenges and opportunities in the entertainment industry. Starting a Digital Lifestyle Entertainment Company He realized he didn't want to stay in corporate law for too long, and Reggie shares how he gained experience and made connections that helped him move forward in his career and land his dream job. He talks about having three dream jobs on the table but how negotiations fell apart and he lost all three. However, he finally landed one of them and found he was moving full speed ahead negotiating and closing deals with artists he loved. After two years, the partner came to him and asked him to write business plans for a couple of clients, which he did, and then decided that  the next one he wanted to write was for his own business. So, in 1999 he launched his first business and built a digital lifestyle entertainment experience, based around hip hop which was to become the next 25 years of his career.  Founding Ambrosia for Heads  After a rollercoaster ride of financial and relationship difficulties, Reggie was navigating the economic downturn in 2008, and his second wife was pregnant. In 2009, Williams realized that hip hop was growing and needed a platform that targeted people 25 and older. He created Ambrosia, a curated service for hip hop fans, and branded it Ambrosia for Heads (AFH), which would eventually become a streaming platform. He aimed to be a concierge through hip hop culture for people, starting as an editorial platform and building an audience around it. When Reggie founded AFH and was initially unsure of the role technology would play in the entertainment industry. However, he realized that technology is sovereign and that content is king. He had a dream of creating a hip hop lifestyle that encompassed TV, film, music, and other forms of entertainment. He set out to build a sustainable platform, similar to Netflix or Rolling Stone, but with a focus on adults. As social media exploded, Reggie used Facebook to build a community focused around hip hop culture. He aimed to make it like a Rolling Stone, with roughly 75% of the content being about music, 60% entertainment lifestyle, 15% politics, and 10% dark corners of the world.  Merging Technology and Entertainment  In 2017, Williams launched a subscription video service like Netflix on several different platforms, with over 300 hours of programming. Despite a successful launch, AFH was unable to raise capital, although having built an audience of 15 million a month. He listens to 20,000 hours of music last year and has a son and three sons who all have the same favorite artist, Kendrick Lamar. Reggie shares stories of meeting and working with artists, revealing that they are often very different from their appearance on stage or in public interviews. Most artists are incredibly smart, but this is not always welcomed in certain genres. They can be both introverted and magnetic on stage, but when they work with them, they start to get to know them as real humans. Influential Professors and Courses at Harvard Reggie mentioned being impressed with Derek Parfit, a philosopher who taught at Oxford but later came to Harvard. Parfit's book, Reasons in Persons, explores personal identity and the concept of the Star Trek transfer transformer analogy, which suggests that everything is created in the next place.  He took a course called Moral Reasoning in his freshman year taught by Harvey Mansfield. He also took feminism courses, which he found fascinating, and he also mentions film courses, which he had taken in his freshman year.  Timestamps: 03:12 Going to law school as an entertainment lawyer 09:07 A job offer from an entertainment law firm 15:51 The turning point in his life 18:31 The opportunity to work for Bbt 24:22 What has surprised Reggie about the industry 30:54 Taking a stand on social media 39:10 The unwritten rules of meeting celebrities 42:44 Reggie reflects on fatherhood Links:  Website: AmbrosiaforHeads.com CONTACT: Email: Reg@afhtv.com  

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Show Notes: Ruth Hertzman-Miller, a member of the Harvard and Radcliffe class of 1992, graduated with a degree in biology and went on to a career in medicine, completing a residency in internal medicine at Cambridge City Hospital and a fellowship in health services research in Los Angeles. After returning to the Boston area, she worked as a physician at Cambridge Health Alliance and then at NewBridge, a retirement community. Ruth discussed her journey since graduating, reflecting on the unexpected twists and turns it has taken. Ruth made the difficult decision to switch from medicine to music four or five years ago. She took catch up courses at a conservatory in Boston and is now doing a master's in composition. Ruth is a pianist and choral singer and was inspired to pursue music again when her seven year old daughter joined North Cambridge Family Opera. An Education and Career in Medicine She didn't know what she wanted to do with her life when she went to college, but her dad and grandfather were both psychiatrists, so she figured she'd take some premed courses and see what happened since she liked science and helping people, but she also got to take electives in other subjects like music. In medical school at Case Western, she was interested in the clinical aspects of the program where she was assigned to a pregnant woman and followed her through delivery and the baby's first year of life, but along the way, she had many doubts about how much she wanted to be in the program.  At the end of her internship year, she went to her residency director and was considering quitting, but he talked her into staying.  Balancing Family Life and Work After the birth of her first child, she found it difficult to focus on both the intense schedule of work and study and family, but she finished her master's and eventually made the decision to pursue a master's in music and wrap up her medical career. Ruth balanced work and motherhood for many decades. Initially, she worked at Cambridge Health Alliance and then various medical but non-clinical jobs such as the Joslin Diabetes Clinic and the Hearst Company, and then at EBSCO Publishing. While she was in non-clinical positions, she worked clinically one day a week at Cambridge Health Alliance and then at various sites within Hebrew Rehab, finally landing at the NewBridge retirement community. When she decided to cut down on her work and dedicate more time to music, she kept her one day a week job at Hebrew Rehab and started studying for a certificate in music. Studying Musical Composition and Theory Ruth discusses her experience studying composition and writing music and what was included in  the coursework. As a composer, she is interested in exploring the form of music. She studies what has been done in the past, the many options and choices available, and considers how she can create something new. She refers to Mozart and Haydn, who approached their compositions differently and how they did so. Ruth is not expecting to make a professional career out of her work, as it is difficult for a composer to make money, but instead, is more interested in exploring new forms and having her work performed. Video game music and film music are some of the biggest markets for composers; however, Ruth is not particularly interested in these areas. She is more interested in writing for small ensembles such as string quartets, for which she can find performers without much difficulty. She also talks about the place of AI in composing music, and how it can provide inspiration but needs human intervention to create a finished product.  The Creative Process of Composing Music When asked if composing music feels three-dimensional, or if it has different mental qualities, Ruth answers that this is subjective and depends on the individual, but it is likely that the experience of composing music entails a combination of physical and mental elements. It requires both the ability to think in abstract terms, as well as the creative ability to visualize and construct musical ideas. It is a process that is both intuitive and analytical, where the creative elements of music are balanced with the technical aspects of composition. Ruth talks about the creative process behind composition. She explains that she typically has a broad idea, such as writing a piano piece with two players starting at opposite ends of the piano, and then breaks it down into smaller details such as melody and harmony. She then works on generating variations on the material and figuring out the logical progression of the piece. She explains that she usually isn't trying to express something that can be explained in words, but rather it is usually a feeling or an exploration of the music itself. She uses the example of a recent project to explain the process. Ruth also  talks about conveying emotions through music. For some pieces of music, the goal is to introduce the theme to the audience and have them understand it through the different changes in the music. At the opposite end of this, there is writing an opera scene where the focus is more on portraying the emotions. Professors and Courses of Influence Favorite professors and courses from Harvard include Luise Vosgerchian's course on the Development of the String Quartet and John Stewart's course on Introductory Music Theory. She also talks about her more recent professor, Lyle Davidson, who happens to be in the same tradition of Luise Vosgerchian. Other favorite courses include Biology of Fishes with Karel Liem, Scientific Ethics with George Whitesides, Moral Reasoning with Thomas Scanlon, and Marjorie Garber on Shakespeare. Timestamps: 01:41 Pursuing Music After a Career in Medicine  05:19 Motivation and Commitment During Medical School  09:57 Medical Training and Fellowship  16:28 The Process of Studying Composition  20:28 Composing and Making a Career in Music 25:32 Reading and Generative AI in Music Composition  28:03 Exploring the Creative Process of Composing Music 36:05 Music Study and Harvard College Professors  Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ruthhertzman-miller3349/videos

We began this conversation in Ep.5,  “Understanding Autism at Sentencing”.  But the topic is so important, and so close to my heart and the work that I do, it's time to dig in deeper. In the first of a two-part episode, we talk with the nation's premiere criminal defense attorney when it comes to representing those on the autism spectrum who find themselves charged with crimes, particularly online offenses – Mark Mahoney. There is so much we don't know when it comes to ASD, and lawyers need to look out for this issue in every case.  It matters.  It matters to culpability, it matters to recidivism, and it isn't easy to understand. This episode is for every lawyer, every judge, every prosecutor, and every PARENT with a child on the spectrum.  Please listen and pass it on.   IN THIS EPISODE:  Defining Autism Spectrum Disorder in the criminal context; Mind-Blindness/Theory of Mind; Empathy; Moral Reasoning; Dr. Ami Klin and his animation experiment (see link below); ASD and Internet Vulnerability; Rule following and Recidivism. LINKS: Mark Mahoney:  Mark J. Mahoney | Harrington & Mahoney (harringtonmahoney.com) Episode 5, "Understanding Autism at Sentencing" (With Jamie Sparks and Toni Sparks) Understanding Autism at Sentencing - Doug Passon Law   YOUTUBE VIDEO - Heider Simmel (shapes video):  https://youtu.be/VTNmLt7QX8E        

Tania Lombrozo is Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, where she directs the Concepts & Cognition Lab. Before that, she did her undergraduate work at Stanford University (!), her graduate work at Harvard University, and then taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Robinson and Tania discuss her work on explanation. Among other things, they touch on our intuitions about what makes explanations good, what makes certain observations seem to demand explanation, some of the differences between religious and scientific explanations, and how we reason about morally charged situations. Keep up with Tania's work through: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaniaLombrozo Tania's Website: https://psych.princeton.edu/people/tania-lombrozo The Concepts & Cognition Lab: https://cognition.princeton.edu OUTLINE: 00:00 Introduction 2:23 From Philosophy to Psychology 8:03:39 Tania's Interest in Learning and Explanation 11:28 Experiments to Test Our Intuitions About Explanation 16:16 Our Intuitions About What Makes a Good Explanation 27:06 Explanation-Based Processes 29:30 What Demands Explanation? 38:33 Religious and Scientific Explanation? 40:51 What Makes a Good Answer? 43:59 Marr's Levels of Explanation 48:36 Tania's Work with Neuroscientists 54:05 More on Explanations in Science and Religion 1:00:58 Moral Reasoning and Explanation 1:07:28 Can Science Explain the Human Mind? 1:12:57 Philosophy and Psychology 1:16:39 Psychology in Tania's Life Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

In this podcast episode, we continue our discussion on moral reasoning. After laying out the groundwork in the first part of this discussion, we dive deeper into moral foundations theory and break down the characteristics of each foundation. Finally, we round out the discussion closing on the wisdom process. If you missed part 1, you could find it here! YouTube: https://youtu.be/NsbGEEird1I Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lm9AAK Support our content on Patreon! patreon.com/feedingcurioisity Show Notes: (00:00) Intro (05:28) Moral Foundations Theory (08:20) Care and Harm (11:54) Attachment (19:37) Fairness and Cheating (28:47) Loyalty and Betrayal (32:06) Authority and Subversion (46:01) Sanctity and Degradation (58:37) Tangent into sexual relationships and cultural shifts (01:04:21) Die With Zero (01:06:13) Back to Sanctity and Degradation (01:12:07) Liberty and Oppression (01:17:25) The Wisdom Process (01:30:02) Closing Thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/support

In this podcast episode, we sit with Joe Jackowski to discuss the foundational ideas and philosophers behind moral reasoning. Support our content on Patreon! patreon.com/feedingcurioisity Show Notes: (00:00) Intro (03:13) Lawrence Kohlberg (08:54) Elliot Turiel (10:31) Rousseau (22:19) Hobbes (32:08) Utilitarianism - Bentham (34:54) John Stewart Mill (36:46) Critique of Hedonism (39:31) Impossible Arithmetic (41:36) Pragmatism (56:07) Closing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/support

CH (CPT) Caleb McCary and CH (MAJ) Jeremy Plevka (Ethics instructor for the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership) host CPT Benjamin Ordiway to talk about an article he wrote for Special Warfare entitled "Developing SOF Moral Reasoning." We discuss the role of emotions in ethical models and the importance of developing a robust training plan for ethical decision-making and why this "left of bang" training is critical for organizations. CPT Ordiway is happy to correspond with anyone interested in his work and can provide further products and guidance upon request. His contact information is available on the Global Address List. His article can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benjaminordiway_developing-sof-moral-reasoning-activity-6928362790927679488-0QWj?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

In episode 26 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Yejin Choi, professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington, and senior research manager at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast:  Apple Podcasts  | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterSections:(00:00) Intro(01:42) Getting Started in the Winter(09:17) Has NLP lost its way?(12:57) The Mosaic Project, Commonsense Intelligence(18:20) A Priori Intuitions and Common Sense in Machines(21:35) Abductive Reasoning(24:49) Benchmarking Common Sense(33:00) DeLorean and COMET - Algorithms for Commonsense Reasoning(43:30) Positive and Negative uses of Commonsense Models(49:40) Moral Reasoning(57:00) Descriptive Morality, Meta-Ethical Concerns(1:04:30) Potential Misuse(1:12:15) Future Work(1:16:23) OutroEpisode Links:Yejin's HomepageThe Curious Case of Commonsense Intelligence in DaedalusCommon Sense Comes Close to Computers in QuantaCan Computers Learn Common Sense? in The New Yorker Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe

This episode was recorded on October 29th, 2021. Claire Lehmann and talk about the success of Quillette magazine, left-wing authoritarianism, gender dysphoria, mentorship, stereotypes, social media, ingroup preference, moral reasoning, aggressive empathy, and more. Claire Lehmann is the founding editor of Quillette magazine. She works with journalists whose kind of content or views make finding a platform difficult. Quillette has published exciting articles by Coleman Hughes, Rav Arora, Rob Henderson, and Kevin Mims—to name a few. ________________ Find more from Claire Lehmann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clairlemon Instagram: https://instagram.com/clairelehmann Take a peek at Quillette itself: https://quillette.com/ Other links: https://linktr.ee/clairelehmann ________________ Chapters ________________ [0:00] Intro [0:54] What Is Quillette? [6:39] Political Leanings & Staying Centered [11:44] Mentorship Relationships [15:18] Social Challenges [20:19] Claire & Quillette's Success [26:13] Left-wing Authoritarianism I [31:04] Stereotype Accuracy Research [33:36] Left-wing Authoritarianism II [35:51] Social Media & Unification [44:35] Barrier Effects in Human Aggression [51:43] Social Media & Wildfire Ideas [58:12] Memes & Gender Dysphoria [1:05:27] Media Pressure [1:09:09] Quillette's Growth Pattern [1:12:39] Behind Reading Demographics [1:17:07] Aggressive Empathy & Moral Reasoning [1:24:49] Outro #Authoritarianism #Media #Gender #SocialMedia #Quillette #Journalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew joins me in the pew to discuss this week's sermon. It's isn't really a sermon. But that's okay because it isn't really the first episode. Enjoy.

The Honor Series - Part 6 - Honor, Ethics, and Integrity - CAPT Herbert, USN (ret.) was a Distinguished Military Professor of Ethics, and the NE203 Course Director (Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader). We discuss, can a person be an ethical person and be honorable at the same time? How does integrity fit in with ethical behavior and being honorable? We ask, is there honor among thieves?

CAPT Roger Herbert, USN, retired SEAL, discusses how the moral world is complex, but a framework for deliberation can reduce the likelihood of missing essential moral considerations. For more: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/may/moral-reasoning-seven-questions

Every Midshipman at the Naval Academy takes a course in ethics during their Youngster (Sophomore) year. The course, "Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader", serves as one of the building blocks for Leadership, Character, Ethics and Law, and is a requirement to graduate and be commissioned in the naval service. The course has undergone a major change this year. In this series, we'll be discussing the changes with some of the Professors who led the conversation and building of this new course. This podcast introduces the main reasons that counted in favor of the thorough revision of NE203 and summarizes the most important changes made to that course.

“Judges have delivered themselves into our hands—if we have the political wit to spring the trap. On the other hand, if we don't act, if we acquiesce in this, then we may be sleepwalking. We may be merely going through the motions when we vote again later this year on partial-birth abortion. It may be unavailing. It may become a gesture without consequence.” Those are the words of Professor Hadley Arkes, pro-life legal maverick and friend of AUL's “Life, Liberty, and Law”. He delivered those words at an Americans United for Life legislators conference in 1998, prior to the ultimately successful effort to forbid the horrendous practice of partial birth abortion. Today we delve back into the Americans United for Life archives to listen to Professor Arkes's full address, which continues to provide insight into our efforts today in courts and legislatures to protect women and children. Let's journey back to 1998, where Americans United for Life Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe introduces Hadley Arkes.

A new MP3 sermon from Effingham Falls Bible Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Moral Reasoning Video Subtitle: Video Speaker: David L. Gilpatric Broadcaster: Effingham Falls Bible Baptist Church Event: Video DVD Date: 6/26/2021 Length: 0 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Effingham Falls Bible Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Moral Reasoning Video Subtitle: Video Speaker: David L. Gilpatric Broadcaster: Effingham Falls Bible Baptist Church Event: Video DVD Date: 6/26/2021 Length: 0 min.

Picture clips with Text God's love, salvation, faith as a free gift. the righteousness of God is through Christ alone.

Picture clips with Text God's love, salvation, faith as a free gift. the righteousness of God is through Christ alone.

Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self? https://youtu.be/QSolo-59DYw catholicthinkers.org  

We put a lot of focus on the content of our disagreements; we don't even seem to consider what causes us to have such different perspectives in the first place. This episode covers the methods we use to approach issues that act as our interpretive lens for our arguments: Rule Based Greatest Good Teleological Based on Lawerence Kohlberg's "Methods of Moral Reasoning" and the social ethics of Deontology, Consequentialism, Utilitarianism, and Teleology, we see what causes us to have such divergent thoughts and irreconcilable differences.

To get started in looking at some basic ethical issues Christians face today, we need to ask ourselves how we come to make moral decisions. What grounds our moral perspective- What counts as fundamental and non-negotiable- What priorities do we apply when things get morally blurry- And what sort of fruits -outcomes or consequences- do our moral decisions produce, both to others and to a community and to ourselves-

There are three types of activities that can be used to advance students' moral reasoning: moral dilemmas, values clarification activities, analyzing levels and stages. This podcast addresses moral dilemmas.

Lawrence Kohlberg (1984) research was not focused on behaviors, but in the subjects' reasoning behind their behaviors. From this he developed his theory of moral development. This theory describes six stages of moral reasoning at three different levels. I. Pre-Conventional Level Stage 1 - Punishment. Stage 2 - Rewards. II. Conventional Level Stage 3 - Social Approval.Stage 4 - The Law. III. Post-Conventional LevelStage 5 - Social Contract. Stage 6 - Universal Principle.

In this episode, Bishop Richard and Nic Zumaran speak with Rev Dr Andrew James on moral reasoning and focus in particular on casuistry. What is casuistry, and what impact does it have on the spiritual life and theological study? What other forms of moral reasoning are there? Resources John Paul II - "http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html (Veritatis Splendor)" Servais Pinckaers - "https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Sources_of_Christian_Ethics.html?id=jL1D-an9w5UC&redir_esc=y (Sources of Christian Ethics)" Alasdair MacIntyre - "https://iep.utm.edu/mac-over/#SH4a (After Virtue)" Peter Knauer - "https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1126&context=nd_naturallaw_forum (The Hermeneutic Function of the Principle of Double Effect)"

Listen to the full interview of Dr. Ben Mitchell, author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning and retired Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennessee, discuss Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging while answering the question, "How does an understanding of ethics challenge us to provide dignity to the aging?" Full Transcript

Listen to the full interview of Dr. Ben Mitchell, author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning and retired Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennessee, discuss Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging while answering the question, "How does an understanding of ethics challenge us to provide dignity to the aging?" Full Transcript

Dr. Ben Mitchell, author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning and retired Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennessee continues his discussion of Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging while answering the question, "How does an understanding of ethics challenge us to provide dignity to the aging?"  

Dr. Ben Mitchell, author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning and retired Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennessee continues his discussion of Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging while answering the question, "How does an understanding of ethics challenge us to provide dignity to the aging?"  

Dr. Ben Mitchell, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennesee (retired) and author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning discusses Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging. This is part 1 in a 2 part series.

Dr. Ben Mitchell, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennesee (retired) and author of Ethics and Moral Reasoning discusses Moral Relativism's Impact on Ethics and Aging. This is part 1 in a 2 part series.

Is Christianity the Exclusive Way to Truth? Subjective Moral Reasoning and Why is Christianity Right? ACU Sunday Series.What Brings Us to Believe That Christianity Is the Exclusive Way to Truth?Why are you so afraid of subjective moral reasoning?Why is Christianity right? What Brings Us to Believe That Christianity Is the Exclusive Way to Truth?https://youtu.be/3N77D4dUgP4 Ravi Zacharias International MinistriesA student asks Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray this important question at an Open Forum at Yale. Why are you so afraid of subjective moral reasoning?https://youtu.be/0218GkAGbnU Ravi Zacharias International MinistriesDuring an open forum at the University of Pennsylvania Ravi Zacharias and Nabeel Qureshi were asked:"Why are you so afraid of subjective moral reasoning? Do you think we all are just going to start raping and pillaging just because we don't have a book telling us what to do? Are you afraid of that? I'm not because that's not what we are going to do. Yes, Nazis were bad but there were Christian Nazis and atheist Nazis. So I don't see... What are you so afraid of?" To this Ravi quickly replied, "Do you lock your doors at night?" Watch his full response in the video above. Why is Christianity right?https://youtu.be/o5qJPZySo7A Ravi Zacharias International MinistriesRavi Zacharias and Vince Vitale joined together for an open forum at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in downtown Pittsburgh.--------------------------------------------------------------------  HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD! Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University PodcastClick here to subscribe via iTunesClick here to subscribe via RSSYou can also subscribe via StitcherIf you like this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! People find us through our good reviews. FEEDBACK + PROMOTIONYou can ask your questions, make comments, submit ideas for shows and lots more. Let your voice be heard.Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.comNote- ACU Students and Alumni are asked to commit to donating Platelets and Plasma.  Make an Appointment Today! Call Your local Hospital or The Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767

Sure GTA gets the headlines for its love of anarchy but the vast majority of games these days actually have complex moral choices built into the storylines, and those games are having a positive effect on moral reasoning in adolescents, a study from Bournemouth University psychology professor Sarah Hodges finds. We take a look at her methodology, why it argues in favor for ESRB ratings (in some cases) and why video games have a stronger positive effect than a negative one when it comes to moral reasoning. Read up more on Hodges' study here (https://theconversation.com/video-games-affect-your-moral-development-but-only-until-youre-18-new-study-142769) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come!

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How do we apply the universal moral principles of the Bible to the individual situations of everyday life, with all of its variables and contingencies? What principles help us know both how to act well and avoid sin in the moment and evaluate our past actions?Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

NADINE STROSSEN Nadine Strossen, is an activist, professor, and was the first woman and youngest president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She is also the author of the book "HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship," which explores arguments around "Hate Speech" vs. "Free Speech." We discuss the definition of hate speech, and how one quantifies harm caused when hate speech is directed at individuals or groups. We also explore legal arguments around censorship, as well as, non-censorial methods for curbing hateful speech. EPISODE RESOURCES HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship by Nadine Strossen The Power of Movies to Change Our Hearts by Vernon E. Jordan Jr. A Developmental Science Approach to Reducing Prejudice and Social Exclusion: Intergroup Processes, Social-Cognitive Development, and Moral Reasoning by Adam Rutland & Melanie Killen Mass Communication and Para-social Interaction: Observations on Intimacy at a Distance by Donald Horton & Richard R. Wohl Improving intergroup relations with extended and vicarious forms of indirect contact by Loris Vezzali, Miles Hewstone, Dora Capozza, Dino Giovannini, and Ralf Wölfer Get 15% Off from M.M. LaFleur! M.M. La Fleur is offering Electorette listeners 15% off of their first order when they use code ELECTORETTE. Just visit MMLaFleur.com/Electorette and enter code ELECTORETTE for this exclusive listener discount! Read more about M.M. LaFleur's "Ready to Run" program here. Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Support Electorette on Patreon for $2/month: http://bit.ly/Electorette-Patreon Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! Want to support the Electorette so that we can bring you more great episodes? You can help us produce more episodes with just $2/per month on Patreon. Every bit helps! Patreon.com/Electorette WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter The Electorette is a proud member of the DemCast Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We established last episode that fiction does seem to have a moral function, along with most other discourses. But what should that moral function be? In this second episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: the opinions of, like, a bunch of white dudes and an actually good one by Susan Sontag. References: - John Gardner, Moral Fiction (1978) - Aristotle, Poetics - Terry Eagleton, How to Read a Poem (2007) - Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction (2008) - Philip Sidney, An Apology for Poesy (1595) - Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 4 (1750) - Matthew Arnold, Culture and Anarchy (1869) - Terry Eagleton, Ideology: An Introduction (1991) - Peter Lamarque, The Philosophy of Literature (2009) - Henry James, The Art of Fiction (1884) - #MAGA, “Donald Trump on ISIS - ‘I'm gonna bomb the SHIT out of 'em!’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OES7kbWZ70Y - Mary Gordon, “Moral Fiction,” The Atlantic, 2005 - Susan Sontag, “At the Same Time: The Novelist and Moral Reasoning,” At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches (2004) Music: - grapes, “I Dunno (Grapes of Wrath Mix), CC BY, http://ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/56346 - Kevin Macleod, “J. S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze - BWV 208,” CC BY, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Sheep_May_Safely_Graze_-_BWV_208 - Visager, “We Can Do It!” CC BY, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Visager/Songs_From_An_Unmade_World_2/Visager_-_Songs_From_An_Unmade_World_2_-_09_We_Can_Do_It

--Trump's notecard to the sound of The Smiths is hilarious. --Study shows Moral Reasoning in Journalists declining --New report shows Municipal Broadband and Net Neutrality is winning nationwide --Pete Buttigieg gets unmasked   Thank you: Angie Dorin, Joseph Sakata, Jeff Epstein From GetYourNewsOnWithRon. SUPPORT: http://www.patreon.com/RonPlacone Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/users/RonPlacone Our SPONSORS: http://www.zhitea.com Zhi Tea http://www.microbinge.com MicroBinge http://www.ronplacone.com http://www.twitter.com/RonPlacone http://www.reddit.com/r/GetYourNewsOnWithRon Artwork by Storie Grubb https://www.facebook.com/storiegrubbart/

To open tonight's show we have stories of Journalists who lack Moral Reasoning, and more Impeachment Witness Revelations that destroy the case against the President. Then we have another great guest tonight in the form of Kip Herriage (Vertical Research Advisory). Kip has been in the financial investment game for decades, and tonight we'll try to make sense of how so far Trump has been able to defy the economic doomsayers. We'll also ask what the future may hold, including the destruction of Globalism and the adoption of Sound Money. Whatever time we have left will be for calls and questions and some wrap-up thoughts. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/hC1RHiOTOSY Sponsor the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/QuiteFrankly One-Time Gift: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/quitefrankly BTC: 1EafWUDPHY6y6HQNBjZ4kLWzQJFnE5k9PK LTC: LRs6my7scMxpTD5j7i8WkgBgxpbjXABYXX ETH: 0x80cd26f708815003F11Bd99310a47069320641fC Episodes On Demand: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/301gcES iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2dTMD13 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2SMi1SF Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2tI5THI BitChute: https://bit.ly/2vNSMFq Official WebSite: http://www.QuiteFranklyPodcast.com DISCORD Hangout: https://bit.ly/2FpkS11 Quite Frankly Subreddit: https://bit.ly/2HdvzEC Steemit: https://bit.ly/2FrNkyi Twitter: @PoliticalOrgy MINDS: @QuiteFrankly Live On: Periscope: https://bit.ly/2FmsOzQ Twitch: https://bit.ly/2TGAeB6 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2exPzj4 DLive: https://bit.ly/2PpY0k0

Our world is shouting. We’re offended, angry. But who’s to say what is right or wrong? After all, we are told nothing is absolute and truth is relative. Or is there something outside ourselves that dictate what’s right and wrong? The Christian worldview teaches that there is an outside force, and it’s in the person of God Himself. Dr. Wayne Grudem introduces the topic and sets the tone for the rest of this 2-week series.

This month we're talking to the amazing Marija Slavkovik about a new language for talking about machine intelligence, expert systems and AI history, unchecked bot networks on the internet, how our technology doesn’t work for us, collective reasoning & judgment aggregation.

Tune in to the Management Insights podcast on The Ethical Challenges Emerging as Technology Assumes a Larger Role in Our Lives with today’s guest, Jim Weber. Is technology enhancing our lives or raising serious ethical challenges that must be addressed – an important focus for a conversation in our classrooms?

Lecture summary: At various points throughout this work, Grotius makes reference to a category that he variously calls 'morals' (moralia), 'moral things' (res morales) or 'the matter of morals' (materia moralis). This field of entities is always invoked in conjunction with certain principles of reasoning that shape the scope and application of more strictly legal principles and reasoning. This lecture looks at how 'moral' reasoning intersects with legal reasoning to produce Grotius's distinctive view of the international order. I argue that it is the appeal to 'morals' that allows him to craft a jurisprudence that accommodates the concrete realities of power within and between states while still differentiating itself from politics and reason of state. Dr Annabel Brett is a Reader in the History of Political Thought, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

On the latest episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins, and Wayne Grudem discuss the place and importance of Christian ethics to the Christian life and ministry, along with his new resource, Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning (Crossway, 2018). What you'll hear in this episode The Ten Commandments as the […]

On the latest episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins, and Wayne Grudem discuss the place and importance of Christian ethics to the Christian life and ministry, along with his new resource, Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning (Crossway, 2018). What you’ll hear in this episode The Ten Commandments as the foundation for Christian ethics. Answering moral relativism with a biblical worldview. The missing teaching of Christian ethics in the church and what to do about it. The fear of man, the fear of God, and the need for Christian ethics. The challenge of transgenderism and how to respond to it. How Christian ethics helps Christians make godly, wise, God-glorifying decisions. The relationship between systematic theology and Christian ethics. The need for personal holiness and Christian ethics in an increasingly secular culture. The importance of Christians voting and voting according to a biblical worldview. Pornography and sex trafficking. How Pastors and ministry leaders can equip God’s people on the issue of abortion. Why Christians should care about ethics. Why Christian ethics is not legalism. How a biblical worldview affects how we think and live before the face of God. The importance of moral purity and calling Christians to biblical morality and purity. About the Guest Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge; DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is research professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary, having previously taught for 20 years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible, the general editor of the ESV Study Bible, and has published over 20 books. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Moral dilemmas center ethical choices in rescue operations in which the grueling decision is between, at times, equally-deserving alternatives. Dr. Perrodin also analyzes a safety response article comparing the actions of rescuers present at the Murrah Building and rescuers present at the World Trade Center - noting such comparisons hold great challenges to distilling information that can be generalized to other settings. SOPHIE'S CHOICE. Sophie's Choice is the title of a 1979 novel by William Styron, about a Polish woman in a Nazi concentration camp who is forced to decide which of her two children will live and which will die. The phrase “Sophie's Choice” has become shorthand for a terrible choice between two equally deserving alternatives difficult options. THE OVERCROWDED LIFEBOAT. Victor Grassian provided this example of a moral dilemma in his book Moral Reasoning. In 1842, a ship struck an iceberg and more than 30 survivors were crowded into a lifeboat intended to hold 7. As a storm threatened, it became obvious that the lifeboat would have to be lightened if anyone were to survive. The captain reasoned that the right thing to do in this situation was to force some individuals to go over the side and drown. Such an action, he reasoned, was not unjust to those thrown overboard, for they would have drowned anyway. If he did nothing, however, he would be responsible for the deaths of those whom he could have saved. Some people opposed the captain's decision. They claimed that if nothing were done and everyone died as a result, no one would be responsible for these deaths. The moral principle involved with the deaths is a simple Utilitarian one: because of the decision, fewer people die later. If you had been on the jury, how would you have decided? 9/11 JOURNAL OF CONTINGENCIES & CRISIS MANAGEMENT. Cognitive Correlates of Improvised Behavior in Disaster Response: the Cases of the Murrah Building and the World Trade Center by Mendonca, Webb, Butts & Brooks (2014). Dr. Perrodin analyzes this study that compares improvised behavior in disaster response between the Murrah Building (OKC) and the World Trade Center (NYC). The study is built upon sound methodology and conducted by impeccable experts. Yet, it is an example of how research in this vein becomes patterned and ultimately struggles to offer fresh recommendations. Dr. Perrodin suggests that crisis events should be deeply examined as units with special attention to demographics, local, national and international contexts and identify how technology, or (soon) artificial intelligence & robots interfaced with rescue operations. The authors state that it is difficult to compare results within or across organizations over time or across events. David reasons that the two events should not be compared due to vastly different contexts and situations. Manhattan, for example, is an island. DEFCON 3. The United States military went to DEFCON 3 following the attacks of 9/11/01? The DEFense readiness CONdition (DEFCON) system prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or states of alert) for the U.S. Military. The DEFCON level did not change after the Murrah bombing as it was deemed a localized event that was not going to escalate to a national, or international, safety event. FOLLOW. DR. PERRODIN: On Twitter @SafetyPhD and subscribe to “The Safety Doc” YouTube channel & SoundCloud RSS feed. DR. PERRODIN'S SAFETY BLOG: crisisprepconsulting.wordpress.com SAFETY DOC WEBSITE: www.safetyphd.com David will respond to discussion thread comments & emails. The Safety Doc Podcast is hosted & produced by David Perrodin, PhD. ENDORSEMENTS. Opinions are those of the host & guests and do not reflect positions of The 405 Media or supporters of “The Safety Doc Podcast”. The show is curse free & adheres to nondiscrimination principles while seeking to bring forward productive discourse & debate on topics relevant to personal or institutional safety. Email David: thesafetydoc@gmail.com

Paper presented Pedro Jesús Pérez Zafrilla the MT16 Oxford-Valencia Neuroethics Workshop. Exploring various themes in neuroethics, the MT16 Oxford-Valencia Neuroethics showcased the wealth of philosophical research at Valencia and Oxford.

Video games are a billion dollar industry.  155 million Americans, of all ages, play video games.  It is the preferred form of entertainment for most kids.  Due to the impact of video games on our society, it’s important for parents, educators, gamers, and game designers to understand the effects of video games.  Retrospectively, video games have received negative publicity.  Within the research, there is controversy regarding the negative effects of video games.  But, video games can also be helpful.  This podcast is going to focus on the positive attributes that video games provide to individuals. Contributor: Kelle Daniels References Adachi, P. p.,& Willoughby, T. (2013). More Than Just Fun and Games: The Longitudinal Relationships Between Strategic Video Games, Self-Reported Problem Solving Skills, and Academic Grades. Journal Of Youth & Adolescence, 42(7), 1041-1052.doi:10.1007/s10964-013-9913-9 Cicchino, M. m.(2015). Using Game-Based Learning to Foster Critical Thinking in Student Discourse. Interdisciplinary Journal Of Problem-Based Learning, 9(2), 57-74. doi:10.7771/1541-5015.1481 Greitemeyer,T., & Cox, C. (2013). There's no 'I' in team: Effects of cooperative video games on cooperative behavior. European Journal Of Social Psychology, 43(3), 224-228. Grizzard, M.,Tamborini, R., Lewis, R. J., Wang, L., & Prabhu, S. (2014). Being Bad in a Video Game Can Make Us More Morally Sensitive. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 17(8), 499-504.doi:10.1089/cyber.2013.0658 Hamlen, K. R.(2014). Video Game Strategies as Predictors of Academic Achievement. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 50(2), 271-284. doi:10.2190/EC.50.2.g King, D. L.,Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D. (2011). The Role of Structural Characteristics in Problematic Video Game Play: An Empirical Study. International Journal Of MentalHealth & Addiction, 9(3), 320-333. doi:10.1007/s11469-010-9289-y Krcmar, M., & Cingel, D. P. (2016). Moral Foundations Theory and Moral Reasoning in Video Game Play: Using Real-Life Morality in aGame Context. Journal Of Broadcasting& Electronic Media, 60(1), 87-103. doi:10.1080/08838151.2015.1127246 Lorentz, P.,Ferguson, C. J., & Schott, G. (2015). The experience and benefits of game playing. Cyberpsychology, 9(3),52-56. doi:10.5817/CP2015-3-1 Rice, S.,Graves, W., Stauble, M., & Mehta, R. (2015). The Perception of Video Game Experience and Its Effects on STEMTasks and Tests. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal,8(2), 13-19. Soukup,C. (2007). Mastering the Game: Gender and the Entelechial Motivational System of Video Games. Women's Studies In Communication, 30(2), 157-178. Suziedelyte, A.(2015). MEDIA AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: CAN VIDEO GAME PLAYING MAKE YOU SMARTER?. Economic Inquiry, 53(2), 1140-1155. doi:10.1111/ecin.12197 Entertainment Software Association. Essential Facts about the computer and video game industry. 2015 Sales, Demographic and Usage Data.   

Angelo goes over one of the ways psychologists test moral reasoning. Where will you fare on the test? Listen and comment with your answer to the Heinz Dilemma a hypothetical situation used to measure how you see the world. Current events and social issues are also discussed.

Episode 1 aims to introduce the learner to fundamental concepts and theories of morals, the history and development of ethical theories, and a systematic study of right and wrong with a critical application of ethical theories to current social problems.

In this Commentary, Anna Charlton and I discuss educating yourself so that you can educate others and the importance of doing education/advocacy in your community; the idea that vegan advocacy represents an attempt to “force” people to go vegan; and the idea that animal ethics is a matter of “choice” and not moral obligation. It’s […] Related posts: Abolitionist Vegan Advocacy/Education Tips: On Health Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #23: Lennox and Moral Reasoning in Animal Rights Making a Vegan Education Kiosk Video of Rutgers Conference: “Animal Ethics: Abolition, Regulation, or Citizenship?”

It’s been a while since I did a Commentary and I have been meaning to start up again but, alas, it’s been a busy time. I was planning to do a podcast on the topic of my essay, Moral Concern, Moral Impulse, and Logical Argument in Animal Rights Advocacy, which I published in May and […] Related posts: The Legacy of Lennox Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary: Vegan Education/Advocacy, “Forcing” Others to Go Vegan, and Animal Ethics as Involving Obligation and Not Choice Commentary #9: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights

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Dear Colleagues: Would Martin Luther King have had an “I’d Rather Go Naked than Sit in the Back of the Bus” campaign? Of course not. He would have recognized that such a campaign would trivialize the important message of civil rights. Why don’t animal advocates recognize that sexist campaigns similarly trivialize the issue of animal […] Related posts: Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #23: Lennox and Moral Reasoning in Animal Rights Commentary #6: Aspects of the Vegetarian/Vegan Debate Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach

Guest: Clint Kilts, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How do our brains sort out ethical and moral dilemmas? What can neuroimaging tell us? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Clint Kilts from Emory University to dicuss the neural representation of moral decision making.