Drugs in sport debate: Opposer’s update
by John William Devine Julian’s response to the problem of doping is to throw in the towel.
Read MoreSex and the minimally conscious state
An interesting case is reported in the most recent issue of the Hastings Center Report. Mrs Z, is a 29 year-old woman who was released into her husband’s carefollowing a traumatic brain injury. She is in a minimally conscious state (MCI), …
Read MoreGoodbye to Josè Saramago, genius, novelist and (sometimes) a bioethicist
The very sad news of the day is the death of Portuguese writer José Saramago. Saramago was a true genius and one of my favourite authors ever, so I thought it could be a good idea to show how this great man was able not only …
Read MoreHow wrong may we be?
By Nicholas ShackelConsider these propositions: Mandatory licensing of professional services increases the prices of those services. Overall, the standard of living is higher today than it was 30 years ago Rent control leads to housing shor…
Read MoreThe Cost of Non-Cash Incentives for Organs
The Times newspaper featured an editorial proposing changes in the organ procurement system last week by Sally Satel, a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. I thought the first few lines were especially…
Read MoreA costly separation between withdrawing and withholding treatment
by Dominic Wilkinson Television child star Gary Coleman died recently following a severe brain haemorrhage. He was taken to an intensive care unit, but the next day was taken off life support because of the severity of his brain injury. Dec…
Read MoreAgainst Equality
by Julian Savulescu Equality is an ideal born of the vice of envy, one of the seven deadly sins. But equality has no intrinsic value and panders to our vicious nature to be envious of others. Levelling down is absurd. And why level up if we…
Read MoreCritical Care ethics grand round
by Dominic Wilkinson Today I gave a talk at the John Radcliffe Medical Grand Round on Advance Directives and treatment withdrawal decisions in intensive care – based on a case I was involved in last year. A middle-aged patient present…
Read MoreDrugs in sport debate: Proposer’s update
by Julian Savulescu So far, there has been no debate. I agree entirely with nearly all John William’s points. The topic is “Performance Enhancing Drugs Should Be Allowed in Sport.” It is not “All Performance Enhancing Drugs Should Be Allowe…
Read MoreReligion, Tolerance and Intolerance Conference resources available online
The AHRC-Funded 'Science and Religious Conflict' Project team here at Oxford (www.src.ox.ac.uk) is pleased to announce that resources from our recent conference on 'Religion, Tolerance and Intolerance', held at Oxford&…
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