Practical Ethics Bites

Author: Oxford University

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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.

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Can you choose to be gay?

2015-07-1410:503

Brian Earp discusses the ethics of sexual orientation.

The ethics of sexuality

2014-11-0417:372

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

Should we allow genetic engineering on embryos?

2014-10-2819:471

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

Is there such a thing as a just war?

2014-10-2123:101

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

The rights and wrongs of abortion

2014-10-1418:141

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

Choosing the sex of your child

2014-10-0615:321

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

Free will, and its connection to moral responsibility

2014-09-2920:212

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

What is virtue ethics?

2014-09-2218:435

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

Should euthanasia be legal?

2014-07-2221:583

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.

Comments (5)

Mir

err, would muchos appreciate more bites.

Jan 10th

Very informative. Thank you!

Pardon me, but didn't Kant weasel out of the axe murderer analogy by stating that 'misleading truths' are okay. Honestly, I was on the fence about that too. x'D I'm always impressed by how well spoken most guests are. :o

Jan 9th

Tldl; Two arguments: a. People have a right to privacy and sexual orientation falls within that ambit, it does not infringe on the rights of others. Social, moral (moral wrt individual choices on morality which don't affect others substantially) norms can't be imposed on citizens by the state as it infringes on personal liberty, freedom of expression. (How did we arrive at these rights is more complicated. we'd have to consider theories on formation of State and the source of its power). b. sexual orientation is not based on choice and hence unfair to discriminate based on it. (no culpability). - Hypothetically if gene editing/any other tech allows people to choose their sexual orientation this argument would become weak. hence we must rely on argument (a).

The practical ethics channel does not fail. :) I also like the YouTube channel. Thanks for the work!

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