This Week's Webcast
- What: Live Philosophy in Action Webcast
- Who: Diana Hsieh (Ph.D, Philosophy) and Greg Perkins
- When: Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 8 am PT / 9 am MT / 10 am CT / 11 am ET
- Where: www.PhilosophyInAction.com/live
On Sunday mornings, philosopher Dr. Diana Hsieh answers questions on the application of rational principles to the challenges of living a virtuous, happy, and free life in a live webcast. The hour-long webcast starts every Sunday morning at 8 am PT / 9 am MT / 10 am CT / 11 am ET. Greg Perkins of Objectivist Answers co-hosts the show. During the broadcast, Diana is on video, Greg is on audio, and the audience is in a text-based chat.
Question 1: Consent in Sex
What constitutes consent in sex? Can a person give tacit consent by his or her actions? Is explicit consent required for some sex acts? Once consent has been given, when and how can a person withdraw that consent? Does the legal perspective on these questions differ from the moral perspective?
Question 2: Terminating Online Versus In-Person Acquaintances
What's the proper threshold for cutting off a digital versus in-person acquaintance? Morally, when it is wrong to end your friendly interactions with an in-person acquaintance? And when is it wrong not to do so? Does the answer differ for a digital acquaintance – meaning, for example, someone that you know only via Facebook?
Question 3: Compensating the Victims of Your Negligence
What should you do for a person that you injured in a car accident that was your fault? Does a person have moral obligations – over and above any legal obligations – to the victim, since the accident was due to your own carelessness or mistake?
Question 4: The Meaning of Faith
Is it wrong to use "faith" to mean "trust and confidence in a person"? Some people talk about having "faith" in their friends or in themselves – and by that, they mean that they trust and have confidence in those people. Is it wrong to use "faith" in that way? In other words, blind faith is wrong, but is all faith blind faith?
Rapid Fire Questions
In this segment, Greg asks Diana random questions from the Rapid Fire Queue. She answers totally impromptu, without any preparation.
About the Webcast
In the week before the webcast, Diana selects four of the most popular and interesting questions from the ongoing queue of questions. (Connect with us if you want to see them in advance!) After answering those questions in the live webcast, everyone has a bit of fun as Diana answers a round of impromptu "Rapid Fire Questions."
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Also, Diana blogs about a variety of topics – including announcements and follow-up posts for Philosophy in Action – on her blog NoodleFood. (Greg blogs there occasionally too.) You can subscribe to the feed here: NoodleFood RSS Feed.
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