Utilitarian Supervillains, Moral Enhancement, and Enforced Vegetarianism
By Hazem Zohny Bad utilitarians make for great supervillains. Take Thanos, the purple CGI nemesis the Avengers have to face this year in what feels like the gazillionth Marvel movie. In his sincere desire to reduce suffering, Thanos …
Read MoreIllness and Attitude – Richard Holton’s 3rd Uehiro Lecture
By Jonathan Pugh In the final lecture of the 2018 Uehiro lecture series, Richard Holton concluded his reflections on the theme of ‘illness and the social self’ by turning to questions about how attitudes can play a role in the onset …
Read MoreShould Abortion be a Matter of Referendum?
Alberto Giubilini Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford I am writing this post on the 25th of May, as the Irish abortion referendum is taking place. However, you will probably be reading it…
Read MoreAddiction, Desire, and The Polluted Environment – Richard Holton’s 2nd Uehiro Lecture
By Jonathan Pugh In the second of his three Uehiro lectures on the theme of ‘illness and the social self’, Richard Holton turned to the moral questions raised by addiction. In the first half of the lecture, he outlined an account of …
Read MoreCoffee with Colleagues: Caffeine is a “Social” Enhancer
By Nadira Faber The coffee you are having with your colleagues at a business meeting does more than keep you awake. Many of us know that caffeine can help with alertness and working memory – the first systematic study on caffeine and …
Read MoreHell, Damnation, The Royal Wedding, And The Thrashing Of Schoolboys
By Charles Foster Image: Holly Fisher, a Conservative Christian blogger from West Virginia, posing with gun, Bible, and US flag: from www.nydailynews.com There was a near universal consensus that Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon at the weddin…
Read MoreVideo Series: Francesca Minerva on Discrimination Against Unattractive People
Is discrimination against unattractive people (lookism) a serious problem? What are the costs of lookism ? What should we do about lookism? In this interview with Katrien Devolder, Dr Francesca Minerva (Philosopher, Ghent University) addres…
Read MoreDementia and the Social Scaffold of Memory
By Jonathan Pugh The number of individuals suffering with dementia is steadily increasing; as such, the moral issues raised by the neurodegenerative diseases that bring about the symptoms typifying dementia are of pressing practical …
Read MoreWhy It’s Important to Test Drugs on Pregnant Women
By Mackenzie Graham Crosspost from The Conversation. Click here to read the full article. The development of accessible treatment options for pregnant women is a significant public health issue. Yet, very few medications are approved for us…
Read MoreAnnouncement: Vacancy Research Fellow in Applied Moral Philosophy
Applications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow position (Grade 7: £31,604 – £38,883 p.a.) to conduct research in philosophy and applied ethics for the research project: Neurointerventions in Crime Prevention: An Ethical Anal…
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