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Robert Audi on Moral Creditworthiness and Moral Obligation
by Roger Crisp On Tuesday 8 March, Professor Robert Audi, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, gave a Public Lecture for the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. The event was held in the Lecture Room at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford and was hybrid, the audience…
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Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: When Money Can’t Buy Happiness: Does Our Duty to Assist the Needy Require Us to Befriend the Lonely?
This article received an honourable mention in the undergraduate category of the 2022 National Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by Lukas Joosten, University of Oxford While most people accept some duty to assist to the needy, few accept a similar duty to befriend the lonely. In this essay I will argue that this position…
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Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Why Don’t We Just Let The Wise Rule?!
This article received an honourable mention in the undergraduate category of the 2022 National Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by Alexander Scoby, University of Cambridge Throughout history, democracy has been accused of producing objectively sub-optimal outcomes because it gives voice to the ‘mob’. 1 Recently, Brexit and the election of Trump have been the…
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The End Of The Egg?
written by Neil Levy There are no more free range eggs in the UK. They’re a victim of the pandemic – not COVID, but avian flu. Avian flu is devastating to the poultry industry, most immediately because outbreaks lead to the culling of all the birds. Avian flu can infect humans and has caused multiple…
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Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Terra Nullius, Populus Sine Terra: Who May Settle Antarctica?
This article was the runner up in the undergraduate category of the 2022 National Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by Leo Rogers, University of Oxford Abstract Who may settle Antarctica? I first argue that there are no significant prior claims to Antarctic territory, which is completely uninhabited. I assume that the environmental case…
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Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: How Should Career Choice Ethics Address Ignorance-Related Harms?
This article received an honourable mention in the graduate category of the 2022 National Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by Open University student Lise du Buisson Introduction Choosing a career is a decision which governs most of our lives and, in large part, determines our impact on the world around us. Although being fortunate…
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The ABC of Responsible AI
Written by Maximilian Kiener Amazon’s Alexa recently told a ten-year-old girl to touch a live plug with a penny, encouraging the girl to do what could potentially lead to severe burns or even the loss of an entire limb.[1] Fortunately, the girl’s mother heard Alexa’s suggestion, intervened, and made sure her daughter stayed safe.…
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Cross Post: Western Pharma Companies Should Supply Only Essential Medicines to Russia
Written by Alex Polyakov, The University of Melbourne and Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overwhelming destruction of property and loss of innocent lives, a number of western companies – from McDonalds to Apple – stopped or severely limited their activities in the Russian Federation. One glaring exception…
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Announcement: Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School, 15 – 15 July 2022
The Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School returns this year, 14-15 July, at St Hilda’s College Oxford. Registrations now open and the deadline for the early bird rate is 14th April. Keynote speaker: Essi Viding (Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London) Summer School Sessions run by: Khaldoon Ahmed (East London NHS Foundation Trust) with Susan Young…
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Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Why We Should Negatively Discount the Well-Being of Future Generations
This essay was the winner in the undergraduate category of the 8th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by Matthew Price, University of Oxford Student Practical ethicists and policymakers alike must grapple with the problem of how to weigh the interests of future people against those of contemporary people. This question is most…