Practical Ethics Bites

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Practical Ethics Bites is a series of audio podcasts on practical ethics targeted specifically at pupils studying philosophy in UK schools. It is produced by the team behind the popular podcast Philosophy Bites, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites has had over 21 million downloads. David Edmonds is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and all the interviewees are academics linked to the Uehiro Centre. The series aims to be a free educational resource for teachers. Each interview is around 20 minutes long.

Episodes

  1. 07/14/2015

    Can you choose to be gay?

    Brian Earp discusses the ethics of sexual orientation.

    11 min

  2. 11/04/2014

    The ethics of sexuality

    Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that homosexuality is natural, and that what is natural can be neither good nor bad.

    18 min

  3. 10/28/2014

    Should we allow genetic engineering on embryos?

    Does a human embryo have moral status? Tom Douglas explores the ethical issues surrounding genetic research on developing embryos.

    20 min

  4. 10/21/2014

    Is there such a thing as a just war?

    Is an ethical war a paradoxical notion? If violence is almost always unacceptable, how can we justify acts of war? 23 10

    23 min

  5. 10/14/2014

    The rights and wrongs of abortion

    Rebecca Roache discusses the conflicting rights and interests of both foetus and mother.

    19 min

  6. 10/06/2014

    Choosing the sex of your child

    Is sex-selection harmful or injust? Julian Savulescu outlines four methods used in sex-selection and explores the ethical issues surrounding each.

    16 min

  7. 09/29/2014

    Free will, and its connection to moral responsibility

    Professor Neil Levy explores the link between free will and responsibility. What makes us blameworthy for our actions?

    20 min

  8. 09/22/2014

    What is virtue ethics?

    In this episode, Professor Roger Crisp introduces the strand of ethical theory known as 'virtue ethics'.

    19 min

  9. 07/22/2014

    Should euthanasia be legal?

    Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and asks whether it should be made legal.

    22 min
  • 9 Episodes

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About

Practical Ethics Bites is a series of audio podcasts on practical ethics targeted specifically at pupils studying philosophy in UK schools. It is produced by the team behind the popular podcast Philosophy Bites, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites has had over 21 million downloads. David Edmonds is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and all the interviewees are academics linked to the Uehiro Centre. The series aims to be a free educational resource for teachers. Each interview is around 20 minutes long.

Information

  • Creator
    Oxford University
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2015
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Oxford University
  • Show Website
    Practical Ethics Bites

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