The Ethics of Torture
March 18, 2012
According to former Vice President Cheney, practices widely regarded as torture prevented further attack on…
War Tagged Episodes
War, Sacrifice, and the Media
September 11, 2011
The media often present a sanitized and one sided narrative of war, torture and other…
Philosophy Talk “Live” Highlights
May 16, 2010
It’s a Philosophy Talk highlight reel for the membership drive! In this special episode, John…
War Crimes
September 12, 2006
In war, people do awful things to other people. But the concept of ‘war crime’…
Ethics in War
September 27, 2005
After World War II the Nurenberg trials and the conventions that arose out of them…
Propaganda
April 26, 2005
Allegedly independent radio commentators taking money to spout the government line! Fake news reports being…
Terrorism
September 7, 2004
We like to think that terrorism is always wrong. But what if the cause is…
The Bush Doctrine of Preemptive Self-Defense
January 13, 2004
What is the difference between mere aggression and preemptive self defense? Can you really permissibly…
Demo #2: What Is Terrorism?
January 1, 2003
What is terrorism? Is terrorism morally worse than other forms of warfare. Was Truman’s decision…
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