Welcome to a new series called “Ethics in Focus.” These bonus episodes get right to the point for people with backgrounds in ethics or philosophy. There are no explanations, just the full-length interviews with some of our expert guests. Regularly scheduled episodes of Examining Ethics will still be released at the end of every month. But every once and a while, keep an eye out for one of these “Ethics in Focus” interviews. Today’s edition of “Ethics in Focus” features our host Andy Cullison’s conversation with Professor Caspar Hare, author of The Limits of Kindness out now from Oxford University Press. Hare is a professor of philosophy at MIT, and his work focuses on ethics, practical rationality, and metaphysics. His book The Limits of Kindness addresses questions in moral philosophy by starting with an uncontroversial principle, that being moral “involves wanting particular other people to be better off.”

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Show Notes:

• Caspar Hare
• The Limits of Kindness (click on the link to receive a 30% discount on the book!)
• Oxford University Press
• Article on Transitivity of Preferences
• Larry Temkin

Some other great links:

• Caspar Hare, “How we (should) decide”
• Brief Explanation of Transitivity of Preferences

Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Music used in this episode (in order of appearance):

1. 1. “Swing 39” by Latché Swing
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 FR
   2. “Sail Boat” by The Underscore Orkestra
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
   3. “Swing Gitane” by The Underscore Orkestra
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US

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