Contemporary Moral Issues Resource Center | Part 2

Part 2: Videos and audios amplifying topics covered in class lectures

Lecture 1: What is Ethical Theory I: Ethical theory, applied ethics, and public policy

• org on the supposed distinction between ethics and morality.
• McGowan overview lecture on ethical theory.
• Thinkers IAS lecture on meta-ethics, normative ethics, descriptive ethics, and applied ethics.
• Hill on Applied Ethics.

Lecture 2: Ethical Theory Preliminaries II: Meta-ethics and Happiness

• Gainor on hedonist theory of happiness part I.
• Gainor on hedonist theory of happiness part II.
• Gainor on the desire satisfaction theory part I.
• Gainor on the desire satisfaction theory part II.
• Gainor on Aristotle’s theory of happiness as moderation.

Lecture 3: Ethical Theories I: Ethical Egoism

• org lecture on egoism.
• Dalhousie University lecture on ethical and psychological egoism.
• TeachPhilosophy lecture on egoism.
• Kane Baker lecture on ethical egoism part I.
• Kane Baker lecture on ethical egoism part II.
• Ayn Rand interviews on her opposition to altruism.

Lecture 4: Ethical Theory II: Utilitarianism

• Crash course video on utilitarianism.
• Wireless Philosophy lecture on utilitarianism part 1.
• Wireless Philosophy lecture on utilitarianism part 2.
• Wireless Philosophy lecture on utilitarianism part 3 .

Lecture 5: Ethical Theories III:  Kantianism

• Crash course on Kantianism.
• Wireless Philosophy lecture on Kantianism.
• Philosophy Vibe lecture on Kantian ethics.

Lecture 6: Ethical Theories IV: Natural rights ethics

• Prof Brezinsky on Natural Law Ethics.
• Adams on Natural Rights Ethics.

Lecture 7: Ethical Theories V: Virtue ethics

• Crash course video on Aristotle’s virtue ethics.
• org lecture on virtue ethics.
• Wireless Philosophy on Aristotle and the good life.

Lecture 8: Ethical Theories VII: Pluralistic Ethics (Rossian Theory)

• Dalhousie University lecture on ethical pluralism.
• Dan Reads chapter 15 of The Fundamentals of Ethics on ethical pluralism.
• Dan Reads chapter 16 of The Fundamentals of Ethics on ethical pluralism.

Lecture 9: Death and Dying I: The Ethics of Euthanasia

• Crash Course video on assisted killing and the value of life.
• UC Irvine debate on doctor-assisted suicide.
• HBO/VICE episode on the right to die.
• NY Times report on Dr. Kevorkian.
• Lewis on physician assisted suicide.
• Documentary on Nazi eugenics program.
• Rome Reports on the Nazi elimination of disabled people.

Lecture 10: Death Dying II:  The Ethics of Abortion

• PBS short debate on abortion.
• Revelation TV debate on abortion part 1.
• Revelation TV debate on abortion part 2.

Lecture 11: Sex and Love I: Morality of Sexual Behavior

• Scruton in defense of morality in sex.

Lecture 12: Sex and Love II: Restrictions on Marriage

• Phil debate on (California) Proposition 8 part 1.
• Phil debate on (California) Proposition 8 part 2.
• Phil debate on (California) Proposition 8 part 3.
• Phil debate on (California) Proposition 8 part 4.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 1.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 2.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 3.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 4.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 5.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 6.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 7.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 8.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 9.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 10.
• Thompson on the morality of same-sex marriage part 11.
• Hartman versus Henkel debate on legalizing polygamy.
• Adrienne Davis on possible legal norms for polygamy.
• Fredric deBoer talk on allowing polygamous marriages.

Lecture 13: Retributive Justice I: Capital Punishment

• Vanderbilt University Law School debate on the death penalty.
• Intelligence Squared debate on the death penalty.
• Pros and Cons debate on the death penalty.
• Harvard Law School panel discussion on race and the death penalty.

Lecture 14: Distributive Justice I: Equality and Discrimination

• NHD short documentary on WWII Japanese internment camps.
• Japanese internment camps documentary with music, no narration.
• PBS documentary on the Chinese experience in America.
• Sky News short debate on gender pay gap.
• CBS report on the gender pay gap.
• CNBC on why the gender pay gap remains.
• Sommers disputing the gender pay gap.
• Sally Satel on another reason for the pay gap.
• VOA report on racial profiling by police.
• C-SPAN debate on hate crime legislation.
• Nat Hentoff on hate crimes as thought crimes.
• Law Prof. Jacobs lecture on hate crimes.
• Stossel show on hate crimes.

Lecture 15: Distributive Justice II: The Ethics of Affirmative Action

• Reading #27: Wiki on affirmative action;
• Reading #28: ACLU Pros and Cons of AA;
• Reading #29: Vittana 12 Advantages and Disadvantages of AA.

Lecture 16: Distributive Justice III: Poverty and Inequality in America

• Dworkin on equality.
• Hausman on luck egalitarianism.
• Davies on myths about inequality.
• Crash Course video on the sociology of class and poverty in America .
• The Economist on Poverty in America.
• France 24 on working homeless.
• Four Corners/ABC report on poverty in America.
• Economist Robert Rector on doubting poverty data.
• AEI on reliability of poverty data.
• AEI panel discussion on the safety net programs.

Lecture 17: Political Philosophy I: Political Philosophy and Social Justice

• BBC Documentary on the Industrial Revolution.
• Education Channels documentary on the history of the industrial revolution.
• Crash Course on Capitalism and Socialism.
• Economist Sowell on the myths of inequality.
• School of Life lecture on Marxist theory.
• Wolff defense of Marxist critique of capitalism.
• Wolff defending socialism.
• Economist Sowell critique of Marxism.
• Bonevac on Hayek’s critique of socialism.
• Prof . Peterson on the psychological temptations of socialism.
• Animate educate short contrast of socialism, communism, fascism, and Nazism part I.
• Animate educate short contrast of socialism, communism, fascism, and Nazism part II.
• Cultured-Thug contemporary defense of fascist philosophy (warning: this is an Alt-Right video).
• Cultured-Thug contemporary defense of fascist economics (corporatism).
• Khan Academy lecture on Mussolini and fascism.
• Yale Courses lecture on fascism and Nazism.

Lecture 18: Political Philosophy II: Models of Liberal Democracy in Contemporary America

• Crash Course on the difference between progressive liberals, traditionalist conservatives and libertarians.
• Psychologist Jonathan Haidt on the different moral psychologies of liberal and conservatives.
• America in the 20^th Century documentary on the progressive era.
• Historian Nash lecture on the history of the modern conservative movement.
• Davies on classical liberalism versus libertarianism.
• Davies on populism.
• Boaz on the libertarian mind.
• Brian Doherty (Reason Magazine editor) on the difference between traditionalist conservative and libertarian views.

Lecture 19: Political Philosophy III: Classical Liberalism Today

Lecture 20: The Ethics of International Relations I: Globalization and its Discontents

• PBS documentary on the rapid growth of globalization.
• Naomi Klein on the defects in the neoliberal model.
• Vincent Menotti critical of globalization.
• Hernan de Soto’s defense of expanding the global trading order.
• Hernan de Soto interview on the future of globalization.
• Nigel Farage vs Vicente Fox debate on nationalism versus globalism.

Lecture 21: The Ethics of International Relations II: The Ethics of Free Trade

• Marginal Revolution University lecture on comparative advantage.
• Marginal Revolution University whole course (sequence of lectures) on foreign trade.
• DW report skeptical of free trade.

Lecture 22: The Ethics of International Relations III: The Ethics of Immigration

• Putnam interview on costs and benefits of immigration.
• CrashCourse on the economics of immigration.
• Intelligence Squared debate on immigration.
• University of Louisville debate on immigration.
• Contemporary Learning Systems program on whether to limit immigration.
• History of Immigration to the U.S. (audiopedia).
• Best Film Archives documentary on Ellis Island and the 1890-1920 wave of immigration into the U.S..
• Finkelman lecture on the history of anti-immigrationism in America.

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