Episode 2: Environmentalism And The Anthropocentric View
Join Norm as he takes humanity down a notch to explore some of the more abstract ideas related to the green movement. Why are we interested in the environment? What the heck is the anthropocentric...
View ArticleEpisode 4: Theorizing About Ethics
In which your lovers of wisdom prepare to set sail on the sea of ethics, on a quest to find a plausible moral theory. But first… what is ethics? And how does one think about it? What exactly do...
View ArticleEpisode 5: Cultural Relativism
Here we examine the merits (or lack thereof) of cultural relativism. Is everything relative? Does post modernism work? Do Eskimo’s hate babies? You say to-ma-toe, we say to-mat-NO. Sharpen your...
View ArticleEpisode 7: Divine Command Theory
Your hosts bring in reinforcements to tackle a divine view on morality. God said it, people believe it, and we’re questioning it. Does this week’s moral theory stand a prayer’s chance? What’s wrong...
View ArticleEpisode 8: Natural Law
This week your hosts examine the old modern theory of Natural Law. What is a natural object? Why are there trees? Is God lonely? The purpose of man is questioned. Dishwasher robots are granted free...
View ArticleEpisode 9: Virtue Ethics
The Golden Mean lies between in this episode of Norm’s Conceptual Corner. What is a virtue? What is a vice? Can you ever have too much integrity? What happens when you fail to heed warnings from smart...
View ArticleEpisode 14: Utilitarianism part 1
Welcome to the Show. We finally reach the big leagues with Utilitarianism. This week we look at a moral theory that not only gets off the ground, but it actually sustains flight. But does this theory...
View ArticleEpisode 15: Utilitarianism Part 2
Back for more, it’s Utilitarianism 2.0. We can rebuild it with John Stewart Mill, better than before, stronger, faster. But will this super moral theory be capable of leaping tall objections in a...
View ArticleEpisode 19: Hume’s Emotivism
In this episode we take a journey back into the Corner to discuss the Passion of David Hume, his ethical theory of emotivism. How do we know what we know? Do morals even exist? Where are they? This...
View ArticleEpisode 22: Kantian Ethics Part 1
In this episode, we run from the weird uncle that is emotivism to the comforting arms of mother logic. Hume is Scare! Kant – well, we’ll just have to see. For him, love is a second hand emotion that...
View ArticleEpisode 23: Kantian Ethics Part 2
This week it’s deja vu with Kant Part Two. Norm leads us deeper into a game changing moral theory that almost, but not quite, manages to pull the rabbit out of the hat. Stamps are collected, and the...
View ArticleEpisode 26: Social Contract Part I
Feeling like Life is a little nasty, brutish, and short? The Project has you covered with Norm’s look at Social Contract, our final moral theory of the Ethics Series. What is the “state of nature”? Can...
View ArticleEpisode 28: Animal Rights & Utilitarianism
In this episode, Norm puts on his Peter Singer hat to tell us about animal rights. What is the BPE? Do utilitarians get to eat meat? And can Nick say anthropomorphism? Join us as we talk to the animals...
View ArticleEpisode 29: Applied Ethics & World Poverty
It’s a dark day in the War Room, as Norm leads us through two thought provoking articles on world poverty. We start with the bleak, and move to the utilitarian. Hardin puts us in lifeboats, Singer...
View ArticleEpisode 46: War of the World Views
The Project is pleased to bring you the audio from the War of the World Views debate that Norm participated in. In one corner we have Intelligent Design, and in Norm’s Conceptual Corner we have...
View ArticleEpisode 47: Social Contract Part II
The Project returns from a short break! Today Norm bites the bullet and takes us on an in depth look at the major criticisms for Social Contract to see if this moral theory can truly weather the storm...
View ArticleEpisode 49: Ethics of Abortion
With Chalmer down for the count, Norm leads a discussion on the difficult topic of abortion. Would you save the violinist? Whose house is this anyways? And is it even possible to take someone’s life?...
View ArticleEpisode 51: The War on Drugs
Today the Project welcomes a special guest to take a look at the ethics of the War on Drugs. What is paternalism? What are the costs of preventing people from getting high? Should we even be fighting...
View ArticleEpisode 54: The Ethics of Gun Control
Today the Project is joined by guest Andrew Arkis as Norm closes out the Ethics CourseSeries with a discussion on Gun Control. What does the 2nd Amendment really say? What is a fundamental right? And...
View ArticleEpisode 56: Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Today Norm charts a course for a new series, Philosophy of Religion. Should it even exist? What is it not? And what areas will we be exploring in this new course series? We’re sorry you feel that way...
View ArticleEpisode 57: The Ontological Argument
Today Norm delves into one of the more bizarre arguments for God’s existence. Who is your favorite superhero? What are the properties of God? And what is the perfect pizza? This podcast exists in...
View ArticleEpisode 58: Divine Knowledge & Freewill
Things get weird for this Philosophy of Religion episode when Norm leads a discussion to answer what is God? Superheroes are mentioned. Large stones are created. And the problem of free will is...
View ArticleEpisode 59: Philosophy of Religion – The Cosmological Aargument
Today, Norm continues the Philosophy of Religion series with a look at the Cosmological Argument. What is an uncaused cause? Why is Chalmer opening doors? Can an infinite regress be avoided? This...
View ArticleEpisode 60: Philosophy of Religion – The Teleological Argument
Today, Norm intelligently designs another Philosophy of Religion episode. This time we look at the Teleological Argument. Is the universe really like a machine? Why is the design so unintelligent? And...
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