Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Do Jurors Have a Moral Obligation to Avoid Deadlock?
This essay was the runner up in the undergraduate category of the 5th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by University of Oxford student Angelo Ryu 1. Introduction Many legal systems have juries decide cases of an especi…
Read MoreOxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Question: Can soldiers justify killing some as a means to influence the decisions of others?
This essay received an honourable mention in the 5th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics, Graduate Category. Written by University of Oxford DPhil student, Robert Underwood. Lt. Col. Bob Underwood is a U.S. Army officer an…
Read MoreOxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples?: A Case for a Samaritan Rescue Principle
This essay was a joint runner up in the Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Graduate Category Written by University of Oxford student Brian Wong Uncontacted peoples refer to individuals who live (by choice or by circumstance) without co…
Read MoreAnnouncement: Winners of the 5th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the winners of the Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics 2019. Undergraduate Category: Winner: Harry Lloyd with his essay “What, if anything, is objectionable about gentrification?” Ru…
Read MoreVideo Interview: Alberto Giubilini on the Ethics of Vaccination
Why do some people refuse to have their child vaccinated? Are there any good reasons not to vaccinate one’s child? Why should one have one’s child vaccinated if this doesn’t make a difference to whether the community is protecte…
Read MoreCross Post: Why No-Platforming is Sometimes a Justifiable Position
Written by Professor Neil Levy Originally published in Aeon Magazine The discussion over no-platforming is often presented as a debate between proponents of free speech, who think that the only appropriate response to bad speech is more spe…
Read MoreAngela Smith’s Funny Tinge.
Written by Neil Levy The irony was palpable: mere hours after a group of MPs resigned from the Labour Party in part over allegations of anti-Semitism in the party, one of the breakaway MPs found herself accused of racism. On a BBC politics …
Read MoreAnnouncement: Final Presentation for the 5th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics
It is with great pleasure that we announce the finalists in the Oxford Uehiro Prize for Practical Ethics 2019, and invite you to the final presentation and reception. The 5th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Final Presentation…
Read MoreTake Back Control? Doctors as Appointed Fiduciaries
Written by Ben Davies There’s a story that’s often told about the evolution of the doctor-patient relationship. Here’s how it goes: back in the bad old days, doctors were paternalists. They knew what was best, and the job of the patient was…
Read MoreBetter Living Through Neurotechnology
Written by Stephen Rainey If ‘neurotechnology’ isn’t a glamour area for researchers yet, it’s not far off. Technologies centred upon reading the brain are rapidly being developed. Among the claims made of such neurotechnologies are that som…
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