35 min
Episode 57 - PHILOSOPHER LUCY ALLAIS EXPLAINS WHY I HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO GET VACCINATED In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser
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I asked philosopher Lucy Allais to join me to help us think philosophically about some of the debates around vaccines for covid-19. If, for example, I do not want to get vaccinated, is it okay to straightforwardly choose to not getvaccinated? Lucy doesn't think so, and in this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser she systematically talks us through the ethical issues by asking, 'what do we owe others?'
We also talked about whether or not some of the rights-talk from those who do not want to get vaccinated - "I have a right to bodily integrity!" - is ethically defensible and convincing. Lucy explains how the rights analysis is more morally complicated than those who cite rights casually would have us believe.
Finally, the discussion ends with an examination of whether or not the state would be overreaching its moral authority if it formulates a policy of mandatory vaccination.
I asked philosopher Lucy Allais to join me to help us think philosophically about some of the debates around vaccines for covid-19. If, for example, I do not want to get vaccinated, is it okay to straightforwardly choose to not getvaccinated? Lucy doesn't think so, and in this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser she systematically talks us through the ethical issues by asking, 'what do we owe others?'
We also talked about whether or not some of the rights-talk from those who do not want to get vaccinated - "I have a right to bodily integrity!" - is ethically defensible and convincing. Lucy explains how the rights analysis is more morally complicated than those who cite rights casually would have us believe.
Finally, the discussion ends with an examination of whether or not the state would be overreaching its moral authority if it formulates a policy of mandatory vaccination.
35 min