Philosophy Content

This week’s content is a bit more, well, Catholic than some of the other content we are having you read. But Joe is a Catholic, so it shouldn't be too surprising! You should view the video below, which offers a helpful outline of Just War Theory, a theory coming out of the Catholic intellectual tradition that attempts to provide conditions in which war is justified. In class, we’ll use the theory to think about the ethics of Bioterrorism, and also to reflect on Just War Theory itself.

Science Content

There are two short readings for this week.

• Please take a close read of this short section of Chapter 1 from John Leslie’s The End of the World.

• and also take a look through this site, with a succinct (and more modern take) on the potential risks that the miracle of CRISPR/Cas9 has made possible.

OPTIONAL - (though super informative!): Below is a podcast from the Future of Life Institute with an interview of biosecurity researcher at King’s College.

Fiction Reading

Aim to finish Oryx and Crake before class on Thursday!