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#8 Sally Haslanger: How social contexts shape our moral norms

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sally Haslanger, Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies at MIT, about what norms are, how we can know when they need to be changed, and how we should change them.

(00:00) Our introduction
(5:12) Interview begins
(16:07) What grounds social norms
(18:56) How we can know a moral norm is problematic
(23:11) How social and moral norms relate
(29:49) What is social critique?
(35:54) Social critique without situated knowledge of a social practice
(50:06) Are structural solutions always better?
(52:21) The role of philanthropy and expertise
(1:05:18) What makes some norms coercive
(1:07:47) How to change the social world
(1:12:46) Who’s responsible for disrupting social norms?
(1:15:18) Should bioethicists be activists?
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Bio(un)ethical is a bioethics podcast written by Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert, with editing and production by Ambedo Media (previous production support by Audiolift.co). Our music is written by Nina Khoury and performed by Social Skills. We are supported by a grant from Amplify Creative Grants.

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sally Haslanger, Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies at MIT, about what norms are, how we can know when they need to be changed, and how we should change them.

(00:00) Our introduction
(5:12) Interview begins
(16:07) What grounds social norms
(18:56) How we can know a moral norm is problematic
(23:11) How social and moral norms relate
(29:49) What is social critique?
(35:54) Social critique without situated knowledge of a social practice
(50:06) Are structural solutions always better?
(52:21) The role of philanthropy and expertise
(1:05:18) What makes some norms coercive
(1:07:47) How to change the social world
(1:12:46) Who’s responsible for disrupting social norms?
(1:15:18) Should bioethicists be activists?
Relevant readings:

Bio(un)ethical is a bioethics podcast written by Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert, with editing and production by Ambedo Media (previous production support by Audiolift.co). Our music is written by Nina Khoury and performed by Social Skills. We are supported by a grant from Amplify Creative Grants.

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