Philosophy 247: Recent Episodes

David Edmonds

David Edmonds interviews leading philosophers about moral issues that effect us 24/7.

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Why is this the Pivotal Generation?

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Do you participate in virtual worlds such as Second Life?

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What is a microaggression?

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Should men and women compete separately in sport.

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Our phones, our fitbits, our social media use, our internet searches, are all providing information about us

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How far should we go to protect a building?

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Can we betray an animal's trust in us?

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What are the ethics of genetic enhancement?

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How we will find meaning when machines take our jobs.

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Why do we disagree about political facts not just opinions?

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Should the lifestyle choices we make affect our right to treatment?

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Should a doctor say NO on conscience?

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What is the link between responsibility and effort?

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Are addicts responsible for harming their health?

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Should patient autonomy always be respected?

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Should obese people be held responsible for being overweight?

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How can we save democracy?

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Francesca Minerva says discrimination based on looks is a serious problem.

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Are we becoming incapable of respecting other people's opinions?

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Does neo-liberalism continue the values of classical liberalism?

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Are African Americans owed reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors?

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Do you ever get the feeling that life is meaningless?

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An intellectual trip with Ole Martin Moen.

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Can robots fall in love?

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Why do some animals behave in altruistic ways? With Jonathan Birch.

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What is so sacred that it deserves special protection?

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Change can disturb our peaceful existence - are we right to resist it? With Quassim Cassam.

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Can discrimination be subtle and indirect, as in Aesop's fable of the fox and the stork?

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Should we ban male circumcision?

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Are you a victim of crime? What are YOUR obligations?

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Profiling is commonplace? But is it ethical?

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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.

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Is privacy really a fundamental value? With Annabelle Lever.

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Who will we blame in the future?

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Dr. Molly Crockett on whether we are hard-wired to reject an unfair deal.

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Thom Brooks says that citizenship tests are often absurd

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Avia Pasternak argues that some political riots are justified.

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Should a state with liberal values recognise marriage?

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Matthew Kieran on the character traits of a person who is super-creative.

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Does romance makes us irrationally optimistic about our chances of happiness? And if so, is that a good or a bad thing?

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How far can we go in self defence? And are some civilians legitimate targets in war?

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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.

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Holly Lawford Smith on class privilege and obligations.

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Alex Douglas on the morality of debt and obligations.

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Nick Bostrom on machines that are becoming super intelligent.

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The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg.

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Rebecca Roache gives a cool-headed appraisal of a round-about way of showing hostility.