Graham James McAleer

@bespokeethics

Philosophy professor at Loyola University Maryland. Doctorate @KU_Leuven. Contributor @LibertyLaw. Latest book Security Ethics @Palgrave April 2025

Baltimore, MD grahamjamesmcaleer.substack.com Joined June 2018

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Graham James McAleer @bespokeethics Aug 19, 2025

Huge thanks @ChasingLeviathan for great chat about my latest book, Security Ethics: Commerce & Crime in a Polycentric World with Dr. Graham... youtu.be/sODygSQ6Yxo?si… via @YouTube. PJ has a talent for opening up lines of thinking. Recommend his podcasts!

www.youtube.com Security Ethics: Commerce & Crime in a Polycentric World with Dr. Graham McAleer #podcast In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Graham McAleer dis...

Graham James McAleer @bespokeethics Jul 30

Huge thanks @Reinsch84 for hosting my reflection on Leo's encyclical. With the revelations about Anthropic pulping rare books, Leo's anxiety is well warranted. I wonder whether he regrets showcasing Anthropic at the text's launch
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www.civitasoutlook.com The Pope’s AI Politics | Graham McAleer Complicating the legal management and ethical control of AI is that it feeds a new, highly attractive mythology.

Graham James McAleer @bespokeethics Mar 20

A short, open access video introduction to the central idea of Adam Smith: grahamjamesmcaleer.substack.com/p/adam-smiths-…

Graham James McAleer @bespokeethics Mar 15

With a guest appearance from the Gallic Wars, I discuss Melkor's tactical surprise in The Battle of Sudden Flame. This leads into a discussion of the military virtue of boldness and the daring of Fingon. The video is open access.

Graham James McAleer @bespokeethics Mar 13

Many thanks @Reinsch84 for posting my thoughts about Smith's seminal work which appeared in print this week 250 years ago. It's the textbook for my business ethics course at a liberal arts college and students love the super conversations it generates.

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“With freedom of trade, Smith saw an opportunity for modernity to inherit and cement the worthy Athenian legacy of rational moral life.” Read @bespokeethics’s essay celebrating the 250th anniversary of “The Wealth of Nations,” on Civitas Outlook. civitasoutlook.pulse.ly/o5c24yol4v
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