John is joined by distinguished philosopher Professor John Haldane for a wide-ranging and rigorous conversation centered on pressing philosophical, ethical and socio-political questions. They discuss the relationship between philosophy and the Christian faith, the emergence of AI technologies, the ethics of transhumanism, abortion and eugenics, the strength of viewpoint diversity in academia and the political philosophical underpinnings of the United States and more. Dr. John Haldane is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at St Andrews University, Scotland. He has numerous affiliations with universities around the world, and holds additional professorships at Birmingham University, Baylor University and Australian Catholic University. Professor Haldane is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, former Chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London, and a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in Rome. He has published some 200 academic papers covering areas such as metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and aesthetics. He is Chair of the Advisory Board of EthicsFinder, an expertly curated ethics search engine database developed by Australian Catholic University. Professor Haldane formerly served as a papal advisor to the Vatican. #philosophy #artificialintelligence #christian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnYSEGViOnb7k8ezUaWUww?sub_confirmation=1 And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnAndersonAO Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnandersonao/ Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://johnhaldane.org/about-john-haldane/ https://ethicsfinder.acu.edu.au/