Philosophically Speaking

UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy

A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time.

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S2 · E2
Thursday · 54 min
“Resisting Injustice” with Daniel Viehoff
Daniel Viehoff (UC Berkeley) asks what citizens are ethically allowed to do when public officials threaten to inflict injustice on them. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/book/61684/chapter-abstract/540883622?redirectedFrom=fulltext And for an even deeper philosophical dive, see https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/papa.12218
S2 · E1
September 3 · 45 min
“What’s Wrong with Capitalism?” with Chiara Cordelli
Chiara Cordelli (Chicago) explores why existing critiques of capitalism fall short — and offers her own alternative, which focuses on the imperative to democratize investment. Read the paper at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/what-is-the-wrong-of-capitalism/CD320C659A33C006C6562D363FD5D954
S1 · E5
February 25 · 34 min
“Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar
Leif Wenar (Stanford) explores the doctrine of effective altruism, explaining why it leads us astray when thinking about our duties to the global poor and to the future. Read the paper at: https://www.wired.com/story/deaths-of-effective-altruism/
S1 · E4
February 18 · 36 min
"Predictive Policing in the Age of AI" with Renée Jørgensen
Renée Jørgensen (Michigan) explores the ethics of using big data to allocate police attention, and why doing so is morally questionable. Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1470594X251379074?download=true
S1 · E3
February 11 · 33 min
“Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde
Cécile Laborde (Oxford) asks who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination. Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X241283034
S1 · E2
February 4 · 41 min
“Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler
Sam Berstler (MIT) explores how merely asking questions can sometimes be morally wrong, violating our rights to privacy. Read the paper at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papa.12249
S1 · E1
February 4 · 35 min
"Trump’s Lies” with Jeremy Waldron
Jeremy Waldron (NYU) talks through what’s so bad about lying, and why certain lies are distinctively destructive to our political life. Read the paper at: https://politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/15481/
February 2 · 2 min
Introducing Philosophically Speaking
Join us for a show looking at the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time.

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