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From the Ethics Desk
a newsletter of practical wisdom and personal reflections on ethics, creativity, and how to change the world
By Adam Hollowell
· Launched 2 years ago
"I love Professor Hollowell’s (sorry, old habits die hard) posture toward the world. His posts always make me think harder and dig deeper."...
"I love Professor Hollowell’s (sorry, old habits die hard) posture toward the world. His posts always make me think harder and dig deeper."
Liddy Grantland (she/her), Our Bodies: Ourselves
"I took Adam’s class the spring of my senior year, and even so, he was the first professor to teach me all of the things I was so desperate to know—namely, what do I need to do to be a good person. Frustrating as it may be, there is, of course, no “good.” But there is trying, and there is hoping, and Adam is the kind of teacher who helps you do both."...
"I took Adam’s class the spring of my senior year, and even so, he was the first professor to teach me all of the things I was so desperate to know—namely, what do I need to do to be a good person. Frustrating as it may be, there is, of course, no “good.” But there is trying, and there is hoping, and Adam is the kind of teacher who helps you do both."
Andre Margatini, From the Desk of Andre Margatini
Margin Notes: Magnifica Humanitas, by Pope Leo XIV
Notes on justice, subsidiarity, and the spiritual responsibility of AI developers
Jun 5 • Adam Hollowell
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Notes on love, boundaries, and AI ethics
May 22 • Adam Hollowell
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I’m back. Here’s where I’ve been, and where I’m headed next.
Notes on my hiatus, AI ethics, and the future of From the Ethics Desk.
May 7 • Adam Hollowell
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Substitute Ethicist: Meet Emily Wilkes
Notes on perception, beauty, and being fully alive
Feb 25 • Adam Hollowell and Emily Wilkes
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Substitute Ethicist: Meet Andre Margatini
Notes on the price of admission, ethical calculations, making art
Feb 11 • Adam Hollowell and Andre Margatini
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Substitute Ethicist: Meet Cameron Merrill
Notes on a few weeks away, gamification, and losing our amateur status
Jan 28 • Adam Hollowell and Cameron Merrill
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Notes on poverty, metaphors, and escaping the zoo.
Jan 14 • Adam Hollowell
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Notes on end-of-year ideas, observations, and recommendations
Dec 31, 2025 • Adam Hollowell
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