Ep. 369: Philippa Foot's Naturalistic Ethics (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Continuing on Natural Goodness, getting more into concrete cases of moral reasoning. How and why do we decide to keep promises, even in cases where violating them would produce more utility? How do we take into account different kinds of grounds in moral reasoning?

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Continuing on Natural Goodness, getting more into concrete cases of moral reasoning. How and why do we decide to keep promises, even in cases where violating them would produce more utility? How do we take into account different kinds of grounds in moral reasoning?

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Sponsor: Visit IDOU.com/PEL for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways.

2025-06-23 47 min
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