Dr. Roger Herbert, CAPT USN (ret.) on The Ethics of Special Operations.

What unique ethical challenges do special operators face?  In a lunchtime lecture to Midshipmen, Dr. Roger Herbert–USN CAPT (ret.), former commander of SEAL Delivery Team 2, Naval Special Warfare Unit 3 and the Naval Special Warfare Center, and former NE203 course director and instructor–discusses takeaways from his forthcoming book, The Ethics of Special Operations: Raids, Reconnaissance, Recovery and […]

P.O.W.: Passing on Wisdom

Vietnam Prisoners of War recall their experiences and the inspirational story of how they not only survived their imprisonment, but found growth and gratitude afterwards. Their stories are juxtaposed with those of recent Naval Academy Midshipmen who are facing the COVID pandemic and applying those same foundational values to their own experiences. Special | 56m […]

2022 – The Ethics of Military Artificial Intelligence

Panel: Brain Computer Interface Panel: Military AI and Moral Psychology Panel: Philosophical Perspectives on Military AI, part I Panel: Philosophical Perspectives on Military AI, part II Panel: Comparative Perspectives on Military AI Panel: Intellectual History of Military AI Conversation Mr. Mitt Regan, Dr. Paul Scharre – The Future of Military AI Panel: Service Perspectives on […]

Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe – Confucianism: Then and Now

Is the Chinese regime’s goal of a “harmonious society” consistent with traditional Confucian values? In a short lecture to the Midshipmen, Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe–former Marine, philosopher at Georgetown University, and author of Oneness: East Asian Conceptions of Virtue, Happiness and How We Are All Connected – provides insights into Confucian ethics and its political implications.  A […]