Action Tagged Episodes

Microaggressions

November 26, 2023

Microaggressions are small comments or questions that may be insulting or hurtful to another person…

Two young men stand before a whiteboard listing various ethnicities, pondering questions of identity and microaggressions.

Extreme Altruism

December 9, 2018

We can all agree that helping others is great, a deed worth doing. But devoting…

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and The Flash stand together, demonstrating extreme altruism.

Conspiracy Theories

December 4, 2016

Some claim that the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 was actually…

Word cloud: Conspiracy theories, knowledge, suppress, journalistic

Acting Together

November 20, 2016

Many goals are too complex for one person to accomplish alone. Every day, we pool…

Two football teams lined up, ready to act together on the field.

Moral Luck

October 16, 2016

It seems reasonable to believe that we can only be blamed or praised for actions…

Book cover: Moral Luck by Thomas Nagel

Utilitarianism

September 7, 2008

Can morality be quantified?  Can the good be calculated?  Utilitarianism says the right action is…

Graphic illustrating the concept of Utilitarianism, split between black and white.

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