Individual Ethics in War,
With Victor Tadros
The laws which govern war do not reflect our moral intuitions about what types of behaviour are permissible when fighting wars. In some cases, morality is more relaxed than the law: the killing of noncombatants is almost never justified under international law, while many just war theorists believe it can be justified if these noncombatants pose a credible threat. In other cases, the law is more relaxed than morality: the killing of combatants is justified even if one is fighting for the unjust side under international law, while many just war theorists believe the killing of combatants is only justified if one if fighting for the just side. Should there be greater convergence between law and morality?
Hamza King sits down with Victor Tadros to discuss individual ethics in war. Victor is a Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory at the University of Warwick and author of To Do, To Die, To Reason Why: Individual Ethics in War (2020).
A World Without Work,
with John Danaher
We are living in a new age of work, where many of the tasks which once required a human touch, can now be done by AI systems. Imagine we one day reach a point where all human activities can be carried out by AI, and we are no longer the best problem-solvers on the planet. Would this be a utopian world, or a dystopian world?
Hamza King sits down with John Danaher to imagine what a world world without work would be like. John is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Galway, and author of Automation & Utopia: Human Flourishing in a World Without Work (2019). John runs a blog and podcast called Philosophical Disquisitions.
The Ethics of Space Exploration,
with Tony Milligan
We live in an age of space travel. Billionaires and governments are already fighting for resources on the Moon and Mars, and academics are racing to develop ethical frameworks that can guide space policy and practice. Neil Armstrong believed space travel is a symbol of human progress. Gil Scott-Heron believed space travel is a symbol of global inequality. Who is right (or are they both right)?
Hamza King sits down with Tony Milligan to discuss some of the ethical problems posed by space exploration. Tony is a Senior Researcher in the Philosophy of Ethics at Kings College London and author of Nobody Owns the Moon: The Ethics of Space Exploitation (2015). Tony is currently working on the Cosmological Visionaries Project, which explores what global initiatives of the future will look like.