Promises, Oaths, and Morality (does swearing make it right to do?)

About this episode

The episode explores the implications of taking oaths on moral obligations and discusses whether Philosophy Club members should take an oath.

Can you take an oath that changes your moral obligations? Can you make a personal decision to follow a specific set of moral guidelines? Why do Veterinarians and soldiers take an oath but not (typically) data analysts? Should Philosophy Club members take an oath and what would it sound like? Sara, Ben and Logan discuss all these and more!

People in this episode

Hosts: Sara, Ben, Logan

Topics covered

• oaths
• moral obligations
• ethical guidelines
• philosophy
• decision making

Keywords

• oath
• morality
• ethical guidelines
• Veterinarians
• soldiers
• Philosophy Club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Veterinarians, soldiers, data analysts

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