It's (Un)just a Game (feat. Dr. John Emery)
Poli Sigh
English - July 31, 2022 18:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Government political science government politics research academic poli sci sci poli sigh Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Humanity today has the technological means to annihilate itself ten times over. How do we make sure that doesn’t end up happening?
We sit with Professor John Emery to discuss just that! Covering his research on war ethics, we list the ways in which war has become simultaneously dehumanized and never-ending within the 21st century. Considering the United States’ conceptualization of “enemy”, its interventions across the Middle East, and a growingly belligerent and nuclear armed Russia, could “feelings” maybe hold the answer?