Carnegie Council Podcasts · Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Morality and Power from the Individual to the Institution, with Joel Rosenthal

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Hans Morgenthau argued moral principles must be derived from political reality, not divorced from it.
Host Kevin Maloney interviews Joel Rosenthal on the inaugural episode of Values and Interests, exploring how values and interests interact in personal and international contexts. They discuss Hans Morgenthau's realist ethics, current geopolitical fragmentation, and the role of universal values like democracy in fostering cooperation.

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A careful opening on values, interests, and ethical power, with a steady pace that can feel classroom-bound at times.

The first episode of Values and Interests introduces Kevin Maloney in conversation with Joel Rosenthal and keeps its focus on one question: what values and interests really mean, and what they do at the personal, political, and international levels.

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For an inaugural reset on values, interests, and how power gets dressed up as principle.

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