The Ethical Frontier
Episodes
#90 - The Only Police Ethics Consultant I Know of | Hannah Maslen
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHannah Maslen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, Univers...
#89 - Against Animal Domination | John Sanbonmatsu
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJohn Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in...
#88 - Comparing Eastern and Western Philosophy | Richard Kim
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRichard Kim is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.Web...
#87 - The Psychology of Incels | Miriam Lindner
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMiriam Lindner is an assistant Teaching Professor at The University of Rhode Isla...
#86 - Nazi Doctors | Hedy Wald, David Shuster, Ashley Fernandes
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHedy S. Wald, PhD is Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert M...
#85 - The Moral Relevance of Consciousness | Neil Levy
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyNeil Levy is a professor of philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, and a Sen...
#84 - Former FBI Talks About ICE, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti | Luke Hunt
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyLuke Hunt is a former FBI agent and an associate professor of philosophy at the U...
#83 - The Psychology of Prejudice | Christine Reyna
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyChristine Reyna is a professor of psychology at DePaul University.Website: https:...
#82 - Why It's Okay to be a Moderate | Marcus Arvan
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMarcus Arvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Tampa.Webs...
#81 - The Invention of Good and Evil | Hanno Sauer
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyHanno Sauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Utrecht University.Website: h...
#80 - The Limits of Liberty | Sarah Conly
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyConly is Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Bowdoin College.Website: https://www....
#79 - The Refugee Crisis | Serena Parekh
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophySerena Parekh is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Fa...
#78 - Atheist Churches | Jacqui Frost
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJacqui Frost is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University.Website:...
#77 - Anti-Natalism 101 | Ben Bradley
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyBen Bradley is Allan and Anita Sutton Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse Univers...
#76 - What Makes You Male or Female? | Tomas Bogardus
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTomas Bogardus is a Professor of Philosophy at Pepperdine University. Website: ht...
#75 - Are Brain Dead Patients Really Dead? | Heidi Klessig
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyDr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist.Website: https://www.respectforhu...
#74 - The Fear of Death | Tom Cochrane
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTom Cochrane is a British-Australian philosopher working at Flinders University i...
#73 - A Personal Story About White Supremacy | Tony McAleer
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyTony spent 15 years in the white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements, starting as ...
#72 - What's a Meaningful Life? | Thaddeus Metz
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyThaddeus Metz is a professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria.Website:...
#71 - The Left Needs to Self-Scrutinize | Eric Heinze
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyEric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London...
#70 - Effective Altruism | Richard Yetter Chappell
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRichard Yetter Chappell is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University...
#69 - What You Need to Know About ICE | Joseph Tsang
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJoseph Tsang is an immigration attorney. Website: https://tsangslaw.com/Summary:I...
#68 - Death and the Meaning of Life | Rivka Weinberg
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyRivka Weinberg is a professor of philosophy at Scripps College. Website: https://...
#67 - Nudges and Consent | Mollie Gerver
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyMollie Gerver is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Economy at...
#66 - A Libertarian Argument for Reparations | Mark Reiff
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyReiff is a political, legal, and moral philosopher. His main areas of interest in...
#65 - The Philosophy of Violent Protest | Jennifer Kling
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJennifer Kling, PhD is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Cent...
#64 - Informed Consent Requires Knowledge of Price | Samuel Director
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophySamuel Director is a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Richmo...
#63 - The Problem with Standardized Tests | Alfie Kohn
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyAlfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. ...
#62 - Automation and the Future of Work | Aaron Benanav
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyAaron Benanav is an assistant professor at Syracuse University.Website: https://w...
#61 - The Ethics of Sex Work | Jessica Flanigan
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyJessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values ...
#60 - Intergenerational Ethics | Elizabeth Finneron-Burns
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyElizabeth Finneron-Burns is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the Univer...
#59 - Why Free Speech is Everything | Eric Heinze
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyEric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London...
#58 - Moral Artificial Intelligence | Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophyWalter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in th...
#57 - How Economics Can Save the World | Erik Angner
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Erik Angner is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, where ...
#56 - What's the Purpose of the Universe? | Philip Goff
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Philip Goff is a philosophy professor at Durham University, UK. Website: https:/...
#55 - Animal Rights | Raffael Fasel
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Raffael Fasel is Yates Glazebrook Fellow, College Assistant Professor, and Direc...
#54 - Hedonism | Roger Crisp
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Roger Crisp is a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Oxford. Webs...
#53 - Measuring Well-Being | Joseph Moore
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Joseph Moore is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the United States Milita...
#52 - It's OK to be a Gamer | Sarah Malanowski and Nicholas Baima
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Sarah Malanowski is a postdoctoral fellow at Florida Atlantic University. Nichol...
#51 - Socialism | Scott Sehon
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Scott Sehon is Joseph E. Merrill Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy...
#50 - Police Deception and Dishonesty | Luke Hunt
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Luke Hunt is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. ...
#49 - The Future of Assisted Suicide | Philip Nitschke (Part 2)
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy This is part 2 of my interview with Philip Haig Nitschke, who is an Australian h...
#48 - Suicide is a Right | Philip Nitschke (Part 1)
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Philip Haig Nitschke is an Australian humanist, author, former physician, and fo...
#47 - Immigration and Freedom | Chandran Kukathas
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Professor Chandran Kukathas is Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Political Scien...
#46 - A Secular Case Against Assisted Suicide | Kevin Yuill
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Kevin Yuill is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Sunderland. We...
#45 - More Play, Less Productivity | Alec Stubbs
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Dr. Stubbs is a philosopher and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philo...
#44 - Democracy Without Elections | Alex Guerrero
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Alex Guerrero is a Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Website: http:...
#43 - Criticisms of Libertarianism | Chris Freiman
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Chris Freiman is a professor in the John Chambers College of Business and Econom...
#42 - Expand Assisted Dying | Eric Mathison
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Eric Mathison is professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarboroug...
#41 - Posthumous Harm | David Boonin
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy David Boonin is a philosophy professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Pr...
#40 - Anti-Semitism | Jonathan Judaken
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Jonathan Judaken is Professor of History at Washington University in St. Louis. ...
#39 - Imane Khelif, Lin Yu Ting, and Olympic Boxing | Holly Lawford-Smith
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the Sch...
#38 - Imane Khelif, Lin Yu Ting, and the Olympic Boxing Controversy | Joanna Harper
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Joanna Harper, PhD is a post-doc at Oregon Health & Sciences University. Sum...
#37 - Race in America | Daryl Davis
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Dr. Daryl Davis is an international recording artist who has performed and toure...
#36 - Normothermic Regional Perfusion | David Magnus
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy David Magnus, PhD is Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethic...
#35 - Against Democracy | Jason Brennan
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Jason Brennan is Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, ...
#34 - Dehumanizing Rhetoric and the Assassination Attempt on Trump | David Livingstone Smith
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of New England. He earned his M.A. from Antioch University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from t...
#33 - What is Dehumanization? | David Livingstone Smith
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Dr. Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of New England. He earn...
#32 - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking | Thaddeus Pope
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope is a foremost expert on medical law and clini...
#31 - Sex and Gender | Holly Lawford-Smith
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Prof. Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in t...
#30 - The Ethics of Human Enhancement | Julian Savulescu
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Professor Savulescu is the Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics at...
#29 - A Conversation About Israel and Palestine | David Enoch
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was recorded on May 6th, 2024. David Enoch is a professor of philosophy of law at Oxford. Website: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/d...
#28 - Vaccine Mandates and Science Dissenters | Arthur Caplan
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Caplan is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at ...
#27 - Being Transgender in a Cisgender World | Sophie Grace-Chappell
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Grace Chappell has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University since 2006. Her main interests in philosophy are ethics, the philosophy ...
#26 - Longtermism | Arden Koehler
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arden Koehler has a PhD in philosophy from New York University. Koehler manages the 80,000 Hours website, which gives advice about how to use our care...
#25 - Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery | Annalisa Enrile
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Annalisa Enrile, PhD is professor of social work at USC. She frequently speaks out against sex trafficking, anti-militarization and exploitative migra...
#24 - The Roots of Our Political Divide | Ronnie Janoff-Bulman
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, PhD is professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts. Website: https://people.umass.edu/janbul/ Book: https://www.amazon...
#23 - Immigrants, Asylum, and the Migrant Crisis | Joseph Tsang
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Tsang is an immigration attorney based in Los Angeles. Website: https://tsangslaw.com/Summary:In this interview, we discuss the causes of, and ...
#22 - Trans Women and Sports | Joanna Harper
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Harper has been informally studying transgender athletes for several years, is the first author on four peer-reviewed papers on the subject and...
#21 - Universal Basic Income | Karl Widerquist
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Widerquist is a political theorist and economist who works as a professor of political philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar. Website: htt...
#20 - Opioid Dependency and the Opioid Epidemic | Travis Rieder
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Rieder, PhD is an associate research professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, where he directs the Master of Bioethics deg...
#19 - The Origins of Morality | Victor Kumar
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Kumar is assistant professor of philosophy at Boston University. Kumar received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and has held postdocto...
#18 - Discrimination Against the Dying | Philip Reed
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Reed, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Canisius College, where he works on ethics, applied ethics...
#17 - Jury Nullification | Travis Hreno
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hreno is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Akron.Website: https://www.uakron.edu/philosophy/fac...Summary:In this interview, ...
#16 - What Motivates Atheists | Rik Peels
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rik Peels is a Professor in the Faculty of Religion & Theology and the Faculty of Humanities. His main research topic is the ethics of belief. We...
#15 - Medical Assistance in Dying | Stefanie Green
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Green is a co-founder and the current President of the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP). She is a co-lead for the Cana...
#14 - John Stuart Mill and Free Speech | Piers Turner
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Piers Norris Turner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science (by courtesy), and Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Value...
#13 - Death, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia | Travis Timmerman
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Travis Timmerman is an associate professor of philosophy, and chair of the philosophy department, at Seton Hall University. He is also a researche...
#12 - The Privatization of Everything | Donald Cohen
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Cohen is founder and executive director of In the Public Interest. He is a founding board member of PowerSwitch Action (formerly Partnership fo...
#11 - Police Ethics | Brandon del Pozo
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA, is an assistant professor at Brown University. Prior to his research career, Dr. del Pozo served as a police officer f...
#10 - In Favor of Veganism | Gary Francione
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Gary Francione is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy. Website: https:...
#9 - The Milgram Experiment | Matt Hollander and Jason Turowetz
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Matt Hollander joined Marion Technical College in 2019 as a Sociology faculty member. Website: https://www.mtc.edu/directory/hollander_matthew.h...
#8 - The Role of Philosophy in Medical Ethics | Matthew Shea
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Matthew Shea is a philosophy professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Website: https://matthewfshea.wordpress.com/ Special issue of J...
#7 - Life Sentences Are Unjust | Judith Lichtenberg
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Judith Lichtenberg is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000...
#6 - Morality is for Promoting Cooperation | Mark Alfano
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Alfano is Associate Professor of philosophy at Macquarie University. Website: https://www.alfanophilosophy.com/ Article about morality as c...
#5 - People Have a Right to Immigrate | Michael Huemer
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado. Website: https://www.owl232.net/ Substack: https://fakenous.substack.c...
#4 - Humanism, Atheism, & Religion | James Croft
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Croft is University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor to the University of Sussex. Website: https://www.croftspeaks.org/ Summary: In this in...
#3 - Serve Others, Not Yourself | Colin Jones
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Dr. Colin Jones preaches at Advent United Church of Christ in Columbus, OH. https://adventucc.org/ Summary: Rev. Dr. Colin Jones believes that...
#2 - Soldiers Should Have Empathy | Kevin Cutright
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lt Col Kevin Cutright's views expressed in this interview are his own only and do not reflect the official views of the US Military Academy, US Ar...
#1 - Confucianism and Well-Being | Richard Kim
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Richard Kim is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Website: https://www.richardkimphilosophy.com/ Link to his book:...