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What’s the connection between the increase in chronic diseases, mental illness and drug addiction in our society today? On this edition, Dr. Gabor ...
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- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Can corruption be legitimized by common usage, legal process, or subsequent legislation? Should old crimes go unpunished by legislative amnesty? Or...
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Dec 17, 2010
- Length: 29:00
Listen to children from Berlin,Germany and Scottsville U.S "Skype" with each.
The topics are; daily life, global envoirmental problems and the r...
- Added: Oct 21, 2010
- Length: 30:00
When balancing life's complex tensions, how do you know when you've crossed a line?
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Religious Seattle residents are taking an in-your-face approach to housing the homeless.
- Added: Sep 15, 2010
- Length: 15:01
Interviews with spiritual leaders at the international conference, The Parliament Of World’s Religions, held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Added: Mar 20, 2010
- Length: 04:16
United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke talks about President Obama's State of the Union commitment to double U.S. exports in 5 years. Secr...
- Added: Feb 05, 2010
- Length: 54:00
Consider spending time on death row and turning that experience into the drive to get a doctorate?
- Added: Nov 16, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.
- Added: Nov 01, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Should you ever deal with dictators? Two American journalists held hostage in North Korea were released as a result of Bill Clinton's recent meetin...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Should government supplement markets to increase the public good? Should it regulate markets to protect the public good? How much is too much regul...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Policies are often debated along three dimensions: effectiveness, efficiency, and expediency. In place of a fourth dimension—applied ethics—we usua...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Modern self-determination and the concept of nationality are closely linked, and have frequently led to instances of ethnic cleansing. Can national...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Is it ever ethical to violate a democratic constitution? If the rationale for military intervention is to save democracy, does that make it legitim...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Y...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? ...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Fairness is a universal concept, but its application depends on time and place. The three pillars of ethical choice—pluralism, rights and responsib...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish o...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
How do we celebrate differences without falling into the trap of cultural relativism?
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
To become ethical, must behavior be grounded in a religious faith or other system of belief? How do we judge the behavior of states and people?
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
New York is no longer viewed as the financial capital of the world, or even of the United States. Given the recent government intervention in state...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Participants in Britain's nuclear weapons testing program argued recently that health was damaged by radiation. Who is responsible? Should compensa...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Senator Specter is now a Democrat. Was his decision to switch parties principled, pragmatic, or just expedient?
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
