Brain in a Vat

In this special episode of Brain in a Vat, Brad Duchaine from the Psychological and Brain ... more

When is death preferable to living? Are there fates worse than death? And what sort of fut... more

Should you be required to get a parental license from the State before you can raise your ... more

In this special episode of Brain in a Vat, we step outside our usual format to interview M... more

Is it permissible for members of one group to appropriate the cultural practices of anothe... more

How did the Aztecs understand life, morality, and human purpose? What can Aztec philosophy... more

In this special episode of Brain in a Vat, Mark and Jasondiscuss the tragic assassination ... more

Is racial profiling always wrong, even if used by an AI to decrease crime? Should we use A... more

In this episode of Brain in a Vat, we’re joined by Brian Leiter, co-author (with Jamie Edw... more

What are possible worlds? Could you have been born to different parents, and could an obje... more

Is it wrong to bring new life into the world? Is adopting a child a moral obligation? Is p... more

Would the world be better if we didn’t recognize genders? In such a world, there would be ... more

What does a spy owe — to their country, their conscience, or their cause? In this episode,... more

Do we have a right to sex, and is there an obligation to sexually fulfill the disabled? Sh... more

In this episode of Brain in a Vat, we welcome back Jessica Flanigan for a discussion on th... more

What exactly makes us feel disgusted? Is disgust for a person or group ever justified? And... more

What does it mean to be patriotic, or to love your country? Some argue that patriotism is ... more

In this episode of Brain in a Vat, Georgi Gardiner returns to explore the epistemic value ... more