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Cross Post: We have a moral obligation to allow drug analysis at music festivals
This article was originally published in The Conversation Written by Julian Savulescu Sir Louis Matheson Distinguishing Visiting Professor at Monash University, Uehiro Professor of Practical Ethics, University of Oxford Connor Rochford Medical Student, Monash University Daniel D’Hotman Medical Student, Monash University Drug analysis would be a safe, ethical and cost-effective way to reduce harm to…
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Veterinarians and the best interests of animals
By Charles Foster English law has traditionally, for most purposes, regarded animals as mere chattels. There is now animal welfare legislation which seeks to prevent or limit animal suffering, but provided that legislation is complied with, and that no other relevant laws (eg those related to public health) are broken, you are free to do…
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Does late parenthood deprive children of grandparental love?
By Hannah Maslen In a new post, published by Aeon, I argue that, even if there are moral reasons for and against intentionally delaying parenthood (including, amongst other things, the reduced opportunity for grandparental relationships as a reason against), older parents should not feel guilty if their late parenthood means that their child does not…
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CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN HEALTHCARE
On the 7th, 8th, and 9th of June 2016 a group of philosophers and bioethicists gathered at the Brocher Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in a workshop on healthcare practitioners’ conscience and conscientious objection in healthcare. Conscientious objection is the refusal by a healthcare practitioner to provide a certain medical service, for example an…
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Abortion Should Be Decriminalised
Abortion remains a crime in Queensland and NSW in Australia. Queensland Parliament has just decided against decriminalising abortion. However, laws are obsolete and unclear, dating back over 100 years. Around 100,000 abortions are performed around Australia every year. In practice, early abortion is available on demand. Abortion should be decriminalised. Early abortion should be freely…
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Should we watch the Olympics?
Arthur Caplan and Brendan Parent Cross-posted from OUP Blog, Ethics of Sport: Essential Readings We used to have to take time off from work –or at least leave work early– to watch the Olympics on TV. Now we can thank the engineering marvels of DVR and web replay for protecting our love affair with the Games…
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Announcement: Research Fellow – Global Terrorism and Collective Moral Responsibility
Applications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow in Philosophy to conduct research and related activities for the ERC Advanced Grant Research Project Global Terrorism and Collective Moral Responsibility: Redesigning Military, Police and Intelligence Institutions in Liberal Democracies (the ‘Project’) under the supervision and direction of Professor Seumas Miller (Principal Investigator). The Fellow will conduct…
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Should Russian athletes really be banned from competing in the Rio Olympics?
Julian Savulescu Originally posted in The Conversation The audience vote is a resounding yes, all Russian track and field athletes should be banned from competing. But is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) justified in giving individual sports federations the right to decide whether athletes can participate in Rio 2016? In the run-up to the IOC’s decision, anti-doping…
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The Unfairness of Unattractiveness
In the job market being attractive is advantageous. According to economist Daniel Hamermesh, an attractive man can earn, over a life time, $230,000 more than an unattractive one[1]. Attractive solicitors raise more money for charities[2]. Very attractive individuals are less likely to engage in criminal activities, whereas unattractive ones have higher propensity for crime[3]. Attractive…
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Bring Your Own Boundaries: Pokémon GO and the Challenge of Ambient Fun
By James Williams (@WilliamsJames_) (Words: 2500 | Reading time: 12 minutes | Gross misuses of the ‘Poké-‘ prefix: 6) 1. I’m not a Pokémaster; I haven’t ‘caught them all.’ If you were to hold a gun to my head and force me to answer Poké-trivia (as one does), my strategy would probably consist of murmuring ‘Pikachu?’ in varied…