Is the Trolley Problem Derailing the Ethics of Self-Driving Cars?
Pacific Standard spoke with a philosopher who's trying to code ethical algorithms into autonomous vehicles.
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Martha Nussbaum Wants Americans to Calm Down
A new book by one of America's foremost philosophers recommends talk therapy to a troubled nation that probably needs something stronger.
You Can Deny Free Will Exists and Not Be a Jerk
New research finds no relationship between ethical behavior and belief—or disbelief—in free will.
Facebook and the Reckoning of the Modern Self
The most disturbing insight into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal has little to do with either Facebook or Cambridge Analytica.
Going Beyond the STEM Trend, Ireland Pushes Philosophy
While investor Bill Miller's recent $75 million university endowment for philosophy astonished Americans, Ireland has gone one step further: introducing the subject to high school students.
Spreading the ‘Gift of Doubt’
Can methodological questioning cause someone to doubt their most deeply held beliefs?
The Meaning of Life in ‘Blade Runner 2049’
A philosopher expounds on the film's deep questions about knowledge and genetically engineered life, and offers some clues as to its ambiguous ending.
Democratic Crises Are Older Than We Think
(Photo: Alice Donovan Rouse/Getty Images) The first two months of the new administration have been plagued by widespread…
Is Clear Thinking Morally Superior?
Many of us think so, a new study finds, and that could explain why arguments over science and…
Big Ideas in Social Science: An Interview With Jonathan Haidt on Moral Psychology
The latest in a series of conversations with leading intellectuals in collaboration with the Social Science Bites podcast…