The Neuroscience of a Life Well-lived: New St Cross Ethics Seminar
Professor Morten Kringelbach (Aarhus and Oxford) recently gave a fascinating New St Cross Ethics Seminar on ‘The Neuroscience of a Life Well-Lived’ (YouTube; mp3).
Read MoreMandating COVID-19 Vaccination for Children
Written by Lisa Forsberg and Anthony Skelton In many countries vaccine rollouts are now well underway. Vaccine programmes in Israel, the United Kingdom, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the United States have been particularly succe…
Read MoreIt’s Only a Game
Written by Stephen Rainey Footballers are increasingly prominent in speaking against social and political ills. They can draw attention to serious issues, given their public profile. If more of us followed their example, beyond supporting t…
Read MoreOxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: May the Use of Violent Civil Disobedience Be Justified as a Response to Institutional Racism?
This essay was the joint runner up in the graduate category of the 7th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by University of Oxford student Oshy Ray The summer of 2020 saw people across the world participating in racial …
Read MorePress Release: New Tavistock Legal Ruling on Puberty Blockers
“The legal decision this morning, in the Family division of the High Court, provides important clarification. It is likely to be a relief to young people with gender dysphoria and their families. In December, the High Court found that…
Read MoreCross Post: There’s no Need to Pause Vaccine Rollouts When There’s a Safety Scare. Give the Public the Facts and Let Them Decide
Written By: Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford; Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford; Jonathan Pugh, University of Oxford, and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute This article is republished from The Conversat…
Read MorePress Release: Majority of UK public want choice at the end of life – survey
Most people in the UK would like the option of being heavily sedated, having a general anaesthestic or to having euthanasia, if they were dying, according to Oxford research published today in the medical journal PLOS One. Professor Dominic…
Read MoreVideo Series: Should We Feed Our Pets a Vegan Diet?
In this new Thinking Out Loud interview, Katrien Devolder talks to philosopher Dr Josh Milburn (Sheffield) about whether we should (and can) feed our cat or dog a vegan diet. There are plenty of good reasons to avoid products from factory …
Read MoreOxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Should Feminists Endorse a Universal Basic Income?
This essay was the joint runner up in the graduate category of the 7th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by University of Oxford student Rebecca L Clark 1 Introduction A UBI is a regularly remitted, non-means-tested ca…
Read MoreEthics, iBlastoids, and Brain Organoids: Time to Revise Antiquated Laws and Processes
Written by Julian Savulescu Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and Wellcome Centre for Ethics, University of Oxford Biomedical Ethics Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Jose Polo and his team at Monash Univer…
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