Online conferences, courses, lectures

American Economic Association, annual meeting webcasts.

Death, taught by Shelly Kagan.

Inequality and democracy, taught by my former Utrecht colleagues Rutger Claassen, Michael Bennet, and Yara Al Salman.

Justice, taught by Michael Sandel.

What’s wrong with homosexuality?, by John Corvino, who also wrote a book on the topic for OUP’s philosophy in action series.

Books

Distributive justice, edited by Serena Olsaretti. First academic reference work devoted to distributive justice, containing 32 chapters written by an illustrious set of contributors.

Normative ethics, by Shelly Kagan. I particularly like how carefully Kagan distinguishes between moral factors and theoretical foundations. I have used the book for many years in the introduction to ethics course I teach at Tilburg University.

On what matters, by Derek Parfit. The project of trying to reconcile consequentialism, kantianism, and contractualism is interesting, and figuring out where you disagree is a wonderful exercise. Parfit’s writing is extremely clear, enlightening, and entertaining (when I finished reading the books, I noticed I miss them!)

Second thoughts: First Introductions to Philosophy, edited by Maureen Sie and Bart Engelen. An open access handbook with 15 chapters, providing an introduction to various areas of philosophy. Over time, more chapters will be added.

Interviews

3:16, by Richard Marshall. Archive of interview series with notable philosophers.

Interview with Tim Scanlon, by Yascha Mounk.

Philosophy bites podcast, by Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds. 15 to 20 minute interviews with leading philosophers.