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 […]
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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 […]
Captain Ryan Bernacchi, Dr. Mark LiVecche – Top Gun Maverick
In the latest edition of the podcast “True North,” Marc LiVecche, the McDonald Distinguished Scholar of Ethics, War, and Public Life at Providence speaks with Captain Ryan Bernacchi, USN (Ret.) about Top Gun: Maverick. Ryan Bernacchi is a former TOPGUN instructor who served as a naval aviator and leader for 25 years. He has flown more than 4,000 […]
Dr. Jovana Davidovik – “What’s Wrong with Wanting a Human in the Loop?”
In a new paper article published in The Texas National Security Review’s journal War on the Rocks, Stockdale Center Senior Fellow Jovana Davidovic, address and challenges a common presupposition of much of the literature on Artificial Intelligence. The title makes plain her challenge: “What’s Wrong with Wanting a Human in the Loop?” The introduction of the paper: At the […]
Dr. James Giordano, Dr. Diane DiEuliis, “Balancing Act: Precision Medicine and National Security”
In a new paper published in Military Medicine, Stockdale Center Distinguished Fellow Dr James Giordano, and Dr Diane DiEuliis of National Defense University address the promise, possibilities and problems posed by advances in precision medicine to public health and national security. The Abstract of the paper: Developments in genetics, pharmacology, biomarker identification, imaging, and interventional biotechnology are enabling […]
First Bell Lecture Series: Dr. Bruce Jones, “To Rule the Waves”
The Stockdale Center and the Forum on Integrated Naval History and Seapower Studies (FINHSS) present a First Bell Lecture in Naval Leadership and History, “To Rule the Waves: Seapower, Economics, and Geopolitical Leadership in the Modern Age.” The speaker, Dr. Bruce Jones, director of the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. […]
Dr. Nancy Sherman: Five Myths About Stoicism
Dr. Nancy Sherman, philosopher at Georgetown University and former Distinguished Chair of Ethics at the Stockdale Center presented a lecture entitled “Five Myths about Stoicism.” Dr. Sherman is an accomplished expert on Ancient Philosophy, and author of the recently published book “Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience”Midshipman engaged in a virtual Q & A […]