| Why is trust in the government so vital during a pandemic? (Jamie Webb) |
During the pandemic, there were social gatherings in Number 10. This seriously undermined trust in government. But what exactly is trust? And why is trust so vital during a pandemic? Jamie Webb explains. |
Jamie Webb, David Edmonds |
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| Pandemics and inequality (Beth Kamunge-Kpodo and John Coggan) |
The pandemic had disproportionate impacts when measured by ethnicity, gender and geography. Beth Kamunge-Kpodo and John Coggan are both legal scholars, and both are interested in inequality. |
Beth Kamunge-Kpodo, John Coggan, David Edmonds |
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| Assessing public attitudes to both the pandemic and the government's response (Sarah Cunningham Burley) |
At the start of the covid pandemic there was little time for officials to consult the public. Sarah Cunningham Burley oversaw some public dialogues to assess public attitudes to the pandemic, and to the government’s response. |
Sarah Cunningham Burley, David Edmonds |
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| The use and misuse of health statistics and pandemic data (Melanie Smallman and James Wilson) |
During the height of the Covid pandemic we became accustomed to watching, listening to and reading about experts in health statistics. J. Wilson and M.Smallman have been researching the use, and sometimes misuse of pandemic data. |
Melanie Smallman, James Wilson, David Edmonds |
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| Who gets the vaccine first? (Jonny Pugh) |
Vaccines to combat Covid were developed in record time. Policy-makers then faced a tricky question. It was impossible to vaccinate everyone immediately: so who to inoculate first? Jonny Pugh says there were complex trade-offs. |
Jonny Pugh, David Edmonds |
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| Introducing the Pandemic Ethics Accelerator Programme (Ilina Singh) |
The Pandemic Ethics Accelerator programme was led by Ilina Singh, an Oxford Professor of Neuroscience and Society. In this interview she explains what the programme was, what it was designed to achieve and whether it succeeded. |
Ilina Singh, David Edmonds |
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| Humanity’s Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration |
Mathias Risse discusses his recent JPE article 'Humanity’s Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration', with David Edmonds. |
Mathias Risse, David Edmonds |
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| Offsetting Class Privilege |
Holly Lawford-Smith discusses her Journal of Practical Ethics article, Offsetting Class Privilege |
Holly Lawford-Smith, David Edmonds |
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| Can you choose to be gay? |
Brian Earp discusses the ethics of sexual orientation. |
Brian Earp, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| The ethics of sexuality |
Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that homosexuality is natural, and that what is natural can be neither good nor bad. |
Janet Radcliffe Richards, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| 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. |
Tom Douglas, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| 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? |
Jeff McMahan, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| The rights and wrongs of abortion |
Rebecca Roache discusses the conflicting rights and interests of both foetus and mother. |
Rebecca Roache, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| 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. |
Julian Savulescu, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| 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? |
Neil Levy, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| What is virtue ethics? |
In this episode, Professor Roger Crisp introduces the strand of ethical theory known as 'virtue ethics'. |
Roger Crisp, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| 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. |
Dominic Wilkinson, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
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| Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds on Podcasting |
Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds, the hosts of the highly successful podcasting series 'Philosophy Bites', talk about podcasting. |
Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds, Oliver Lewis |
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