Further Questions for Universities Closed by COVID-19
The unexpected and rapid migration of college courses to digital platforms is bound to bring difficulties.
A Boulder Rolls Downhill
When something like a virus strikes and jars us from the pacifying monotony of our daily lives, it's easy to be confronted by the Absurd. How should we respond?
Emergency Rationing in Italy
Decisions regarding rationing and triage under condition of scarcity and uncertainty will require that we get clear on our basic principles and values.
Economic Privilege and Prepping in a Pandemic
Preparedness might be a virtue, but we all may have a moral duty not to deviate too wildly from our traditional products and past purchases in times of crisis.
Panic Buying and the Virtue of Compassion
Trying times test us physically, emotionally, and morally., but it's important to remember that we are not alone.
The Ethics of Panic Hoarding
Defining what "reasonable" looks like in times of crisis can be extremely difficult, but managing dramatic shifts in supply and demand requires us to continue to think of others.
The Moral Case for University Closure
Universities and colleges have an obligation to their faculty, staff, students, as well as the larger communities they inhabit to slow the spread of disease.
Water Scarcity and Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic”
Our habitual practices are causing harm and manipulations to market forces can't produce lasting change. What are we to do?
Are We Overreacting? Coronavirus in Context
When faced with an adversary like COVID-19, we seem destined to look for grander strategies of response. But sometimes the simplest steps are the most potent.
Infodemics and Good Epistemic Hygiene
With the overwhelming amount of (mis)information circulating on social media, it becomes vitally important that all of us be working from the same set of facts.