70 - Ethics in the time of Corona
Philosophical Disquisitions
English - March 17, 2020 23:01 - 147 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Education Courses philosophy technology ethics morality artificial intelligence transhumanism digital religion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Like almost everyone else, I have been obsessing over the novel coronavirus pandemic for the past few months. Given the dramatic escalation in the pandemic in the past week, and the tricky ethical questions it raises for everyone, I thought it was about time to do an episode about it. So I reached out to people on Twitter and Jeff Sebo kindly volunteered himself to join me for a conversation. Jeff is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Philosophy, and Director of the Animal Studies M.A. Program at New York University. Jeff’s research focuses on bioethics, animal ethics, and environmental ethics. This episode was put together in a hurry but I think it covers a lot of important ground. I hope you find it informative and useful. Be safe!
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Show Notes
Topics covered include:
Individual duties and responsibilities to stop the spread
Medical ethics and medical triage
Balancing short-term versus long-term interests
Health versus well-being and other goods
State responsibilities and the social safety net
The duties of politicians and public officials
The risk of authoritarianism and the erosion of democratic values
Global justice and racism/xenophobia
Our duties to frontline workers and vulnerable members of society
Animal ethics and the risks of industrial agriculture
The ethical upside of the pandemic: will this lead to more solidarity and sustainability?
Pandemics and global catastrophic risks
What should we be doing right now?
Some Relevant Links
The Duty to Vaccinate and collective action problems
Italian medical ethics recommendations
COVID 19 and the Impossibility of Morality
The problem with the UK government's (former) 'herd immunity' approach
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