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A Different Look at UnitedHealthcare
This podcast analyses the murder of a healthcare CEO through various philosophical lenses by summarising several blog posts by Bry Willis on Philosophics Blog. They critique the ethics of for-profit healthcare, comparing it to morally reprehensible industries like the arms trade and organised crime, highlighting the systemic issues that prioritise profit over human well-being. The authors explore the concepts of right livelihood and right action within a Buddhist framework and examine the assassination through the theories of René Girard, focusing on scapegoating and mimetic rivalry…
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