Existential ethics is the study of the ethical and evaluative implications of human extinction. This article examines 4 key concepts in this emerging field.
Ghee Rye Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Devin M. Kellis, Arthur E. Hale, and Dr Joseph G. Hodgkin: “Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?”
Of all infectious disease events, pandemics could result in significant human depopulation in this Anthropocene Epoch or even in the next few centuries.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(8):E593-600. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.593.
Dr Casey Patrick joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “According to Which Criteria Should a Return EMS Trip of Long Duration and Distance Be Deemed Ethically Justifiable?”