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2nd Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Finals Announcement
The 2nd Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Final Presentation and Reception HT16 Week 7, Wednesday 2nd March, 4.00 – 5.50 pm. The Presentation will be held in Seminar Room 1, Oxford Martin School (corner of Catte St and Broad St), followed by a drinks reception in Seminar room 2 until 6.45 pm. We are…
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Five ways to become a really effective altruist
Written by Professor Julian Savulescu and Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong This is a cross-post of an article which was originally published in The Conversation Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement which aims not only to increase charitable donations of time and money (and indeed more broadly to encourage leading a lifestyle which does good in…
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Podcast: Steve Hyman, Loebel Lecturer 2015, on categorising mental disorders
Oxford Loebel Lecturer 2015, Prof. Steve E. Hyman (Broad Institute at Harvard/MIT), discusses the challenges surrounding the categorisation of mental disorder and the widely-used DSM-V on Philosophy Bites.
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Mindfulness and morality
Every day, for about thirty-five minutes, I sit cross-legged on a cushion with my eyes shut. I regulate my breath, titrating its speed against numbers in my head; I watch my breath surging and trickling in and out of my chest; I feel the air at the point of entry and exit; I export my…
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Video Series: Dr Christopher Gyngell on Genetic Modification of Embryos
Dr Christopher Gyngell (Oxford) comments on the HFEA’s decision to give green light to UK researchers to genetically modify human embryos for research. A clear analysis of the most common concerns, and a suggestion for what direction the debate should take.
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Why edited embryos won’t lead to designer babies or eugenics (unless we want it too)
The UK became the first country to officially approve gene editing research in human embryos on Monday. The HFEA decision means experiments in which the genes of embryos are manipulated will likely begin at the Francis Crick Institute within the next few months. Gene editing (GE) technologies are immensely powerful. They have already been used…
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Should we prevent Zika microcephaly using birth control?
Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford, @Neonatalethics The World Health Organisation is to hold an emergency meeting after considerable concern about the zika virus in South America. The epidemic has been of considerable concern particularly because it has been linked to microcephaly (unusually small heads) in newborn babies that can lead to potentially devastating brain problems.…
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Video Series: Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Conscientious Objection in Healthcare
Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University and Oxford Martin School Visiting Fellow) proposes to use the market forces to solve problems of conscientious objection in healthcare in the US. (He also has a suggestion for how to deal with conscientious objection in a public healthcare system + gives a controversial answer to my question regarding discriminatory…
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Video Series: Dr Steve Clarke Discusses Conscientious Objection in Healthcare.
Dr Steve Clarke (Charles Sturt University) argues that we should use military tribunals for conscientious objectors in the military as a model for dealing with conscientious objection in healthcare.
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Guest Post: Are dilemmas really useful for analysing moral judgment?
Pedro Jesús Pérez Zafrilla. Lecturer in Moral Philosophy. Department of Moral Philosophy. (University of Valencia) The development of neurosciences has had a major impact on the field of philosophy. In this respect, Spanish philosophy is no exception. In particular, the Valencia School led by Adela Cortina has played a leading part in the momentum of…