11 posts tagged with Ethics.
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Book: Sea State
In her midthirties and newly free from a terrible relationship, Tabitha Lasley quit her job at a London magazine, packed her bags, and poured her savings into a six-month lease on an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland. She decided to make good on a long-deferred idea for a book about oil rigs and the men who work on them. Why oil rigs? She wanted to see what men were like with no women around. [more inside]
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Ethics Rewatch Season 5, Ep 16
After Worf is paralyzed by a freak accident, his only hope may be a visiting doctor with questionable medical ethics. [more inside]
Better Call Saul: Wexler v. Goodman Season 5, Ep 6
Saul puts together a little production, and throws the Mesa Verde team a curve ball. Mike increases the pressure on Lalo, while Nacho struggles to gain support. [more inside]
Better Call Saul: Dedicado a Max Season 5, Ep 5
Mike makes an unexpected trip out of town; Kim makes a surprising decision as she grows closer to Jimmy over their determination to help a client. [more inside]
Better Call Saul: Namaste Season 5, Ep 4
As Jimmy doubles down on Saul Goodman, a deeply conflicted Kim brings him an interesting proposition. Gus makes a sacrifice in order to play the long game. Mike attempts to smooth things over with his family. [more inside]
The Good Place: Jeremy Bearimy Season 3, Ep 4
The group explores the three main branches of ethical thought. [more inside]
Podcast: Hi-Phi Nation: Soldier Philosophers Part 1: Moral Exploitation
When one Army soldier discovered the propagation of torture tactics during the Iraq war, he engaged in a one-man mission inside the organization to learn about their origins, and the effect they had on lower-level soldiers who were implementing them... On this episode, we look at the side-effects of moral decision-making on the soldiers who are asked to carry-out a President's orders. Guest voices include Michael Robillard and Ian Fishback. [more inside]
Book: Realism With A Human Face by Hilary Putnam. Part I: Metaphysics
I'm starting the discussion about the first part of the Hilary Putnam book. The lengthy introduction discusses Putnam's influences, and the essays in Part I focus on metaphysics. [more inside]
Book: Realism With A Human Face by Hilary Putnam
Our first selection is a set of essays by Hilary Putnam that covers Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics, and Studies in American Philosophy in its three parts. [more inside]
Movie: How to Die in Oregon
"How to Die in Oregon" is an intimate and personal look at the Death with Dignity laws in Oregon. The documentary primarily follows the final months of Cody Curtis, a 54 year-old cancer patient and mother of two, with her decision regarding her end-of-life planning. [more inside]
Movie: Ace in the Hole
Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole is one of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter who washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting the lurid headlines. Wilder’s follow-up to Sunset Boulevard is an even darker vision, a no-holds-barred exposé of the American media’s appetite for sensation that has gotten only more relevant with time. [more inside]
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