Ethics

A special event with Harvard professor and Institute for New Economic Thinking Senior Fellow Michael Sandel. Sandel discusses his recent book, What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, in conversation with students, Institute President Rob Johnson, and Union Theological Seminary President Serene Jones.

Prepared for The Conference on Ethics and Economics Singapore, January 19-20, 2017

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all. This is the first video in a three part series.

Nobel Prize laureate Professor Amartya Sen presents a lecture entitled David Hume and the Demands of Ethics. The Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University gave his lecture as part of the University's celebration of philosopher David Hume's 300th birthday.

Serious Science - http://serious-science.org Economist Deirdre McCloskey on fundamental human virtues, their secular interpretation and necessary application in modern economy http://serious-science.org/ethics-for-an-age-of-commerce-5928

Normative welfare economics is a field of study which lies at the intersection of economics, moral philosophy, and political philosophy. It is the ideal place to start a discussion in the philosophy of economics because it concerns a debate about what values ought to guide public policy formation and assessment.

This video is 1st in the 8-part series, The Self Under Siege: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century (1993). Lecture notes: I. Current professional philosophy is "deflationary" in that it gives no answers to our larger questions, in particular our questions concerning our selves, our projects, our questions concerning our own selves, our projects, our place in society and in the world.