Episode #45: Dire Wolves and Ethics

These Fools react to recent news and consider the ethical implications of cloning extinct species, and whether we could expect to give Dire Wolves belly rubs. This provides a jumping-off point to look at various philosophers’ views on ethics and how we can evaluate our actions in pursuit of “doing the right thing.” Happy listening!

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See our show notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GVCVW1h2_-4JOU22KREzTO0lVDiN3icg?usp=drive_link

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Ethics of De-extinction and Cloning
05:58 Philosophical Foundations of Ethics
08:49 Aristotle's Concept of Eudaimonia
11:45 The Pursuit of Virtue
15:11 Individuality in Ethical Decision Making
17:53 Pleasure and Wealth in Ethics
21:09 Practical Wisdom: Phronesis
23:59 Individual and Collective Ethics
27:06 Ethics in a Globalized World
37:05 The Ethics of Creation
40:14 Humans and Nature
44:03 The Complexity of Life Interventions
49:22 The Balance of Human Impact
55:39 The Nature of Genetic Modification
01:01:31 The Coherence of Existence