Philosophy 24/7
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Which lives deserve commemorating?
Do you deserve to be commemorated after your death? Read more…
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The Pivotal Generation
Why is this the Pivotal Generation? Read more…
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Microaggression
What is a microaggression? Read more…
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Sport and Sex
Should men and women compete separately in sport. Read more…
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The future of privacy
Our phones, our fitbits, our social media use, our internet searches, are all providing information about us Read more…
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Can saving an important building ever be worth a life?
How far should we go to protect a building? Read more…
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How should humans relate to animals?
Can we betray an animal's trust in us? Read more…
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Enhancing Human Beings
What are the ethics of genetic enhancement? Read more…
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A world without work
How we will find meaning when machines take our jobs. Read more…
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Political Disagreement
Why do we disagree about political facts not just opinions? Read more…
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Responsibility and Justice
Should the lifestyle choices we make affect our right to treatment? Read more…
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Doctors and their conscience!
Should a doctor say NO on conscience? Read more…
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Responsibility and effort
What is the link between responsibility and effort? Read more…
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Responsibility and Addiction
Are addicts responsible for harming their health? Read more…
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Paternalism and public health challenges to patient autonomy
Should patient autonomy always be respected? Read more…
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Eating Responsibly
Should obese people be held responsible for being overweight? Read more…
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Democracy
How can we save democracy? Read more…
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Lookism
Francesca Minerva says discrimination based on looks is a serious problem. Read more…
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Intellectual Arrogance
Are we becoming incapable of respecting other people's opinions? Read more…
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How neo-liberalism has twisted liberalism
Does neo-liberalism continue the values of classical liberalism? Read more…
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Should we pay reparations for wrongs committed in the past?
Are African Americans owed reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors? Read more…
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Is Life Without Meaning?
Do you ever get the feeling that life is meaningless? Read more…
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Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty?
Society expects us to conform to standards of beauty more than ever - says Heather Widdows. Read more…
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Are there benefits to Psychedelic Drugs?
An intellectual trip with Ole Martin Moen. Read more…
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Robot Love
Can robots fall in love? Read more…
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Evolution and Cooperation
Why do some animals behave in altruistic ways? With Jonathan Birch. Read more…
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Sacred Places and Traditions
What is so sacred that it deserves special protection? Read more…
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Resistance to Change
Change can disturb our peaceful existence - are we right to resist it? With Quassim Cassam. Read more…
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Indirect Discrimination
Can discrimination be subtle and indirect, as in Aesop's fable of the fox and the stork? Read more…
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Male Circumcision
Should we ban male circumcision? Read more…
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Do victims have obligations too?
Are you a victim of crime? What are YOUR obligations? Read more…
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Profiling
Profiling is commonplace? But is it ethical? Read more…
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Who can join the political community?
Not everyone has access to the same rights in a democratic country. Are our ideas of political membership changing in a globalised world? With Seyla Benhabib. Read more…
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Why Care about Privacy?
Is privacy really a fundamental value? With Annabelle Lever. Read more…
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Robots and Retribution
Who will we blame in the future? Read more…
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How Unfairness Drives Us Crazy
Dr. Molly Crockett on whether we are hard-wired to reject an unfair deal. Read more…
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Citizenship Tests
Thom Brooks says that citizenship tests are often absurd Read more…
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The Just Riot?
Avia Pasternak argues that some political riots are justified. Read more…
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The State and Marriage
Should a state with liberal values recognise marriage? Read more…
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Creativity and Character
Matthew Kieran on the character traits of a person who is super-creative. Read more…
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Are We Biased About Love?
Does romance makes us irrationally optimistic about our chances of happiness? And if so, is that a good or a bad thing? Read more…
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Self Defence
How far can we go in self defence? And are some civilians legitimate targets in war? Read more…
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Universal Human Rights
Michael Ignatieff says that alluding to abstract principles around ‘human rights’ is not nearly as effective in persuading people to be generous towards strangers as appealing to their instincts of decency and hospitality. Read more…
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Why Worry about Class?
Holly Lawford Smith on class privilege and obligations. Read more…
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Should we care about debt?
Alex Douglas on the morality of debt and obligations. Read more…
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Super Intelligence
Nick Bostrom on machines that are becoming super intelligent. Read more…
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Love and Attraction
The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg. Read more…
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Love and Attraction
The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg. Read more…
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What's Wrong With Passive Aggression?
Rebecca Roache gives a cool-headed appraisal of a round-about way of showing hostility. Read more…
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What's Wrong With Passive Aggression?
Rebecca Roache gives a cool-headed appraisal of a round-about way of showing hostility. Read more…
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What's Wrong With Passive Aggression?
Rebecca Roache gives a cool-headed appraisal of a round-about way of showing hostility. Read more…