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Episode 63: Stalemates and Closets (with Sam Harris)

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What's the Right Choice?

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"It's a question of, you know, what he wants and what he thinks is appropriate. Like i give him a lot of lee, way, not unlimited leeway," she says. "I just don't think th they entirely determine the case."

Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people. Are we at a genuine stalemate when it comes to blame and desert? Is Tamler a closet consequentialist? Is Sam a closet pluralist? Why is Dave such a big Wagner fan? Plus, Twitter shaming: what is it good for? Settle in, get comfortable, pour yourself a drink, you’re in for the long haul on this one.

Links

How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life [nytimes.co]
The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris [samharris.org]
Value Pluralism [plato.stanford.edu]
Bill Burr vs. Philly [youtube.com]

Special Guest: Sam Harris.

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