Written by Lucius Caviola Our relationship with animals is complex. There are some animals we treat very kindly; we keep them as pets, give them names, and take them to the doctor when they are sick. Other animals, in contrast, seem not to …

by Dominic Wilkinson @Neonatalethics [Updated 22/02/18] This afternoon, in another case of disputed medical treatment for a seriously ill child, Justice Hayden in the High Court concluded that treatment should be withdrawn from toddler Alfi…

We are pleased to announce the five finalists for the Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics and to invite you to attend the final where they will present their entries. Two finalists have been selected from the undergraduate category and …

Written by Stephen Rainey Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), or brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), are technologies controlled directly by the brain. They are increasingly well known in terms of therapeutic contexts. We have probably all seen …

Written by Michael Robillard   In Defense of Offense “The urge to censor is greatest where debate is most disquieting and orthodoxy most entrenched…” –Chief Judge Alex Kozinski In September of last year, conservative speaker, Ben Shapi…

Written by Hazen Zohny  * Please note that this essay was originally published in Quillette Magazine.   The Discomforts of Being a Utilitarian  I recently answered the nine questions that make up The Oxford Utilitarianism Scale. My res…

By Dominic Wilkinson @Neonatalethics   Disputes about medical treatment for seriously ill children are in the news again. Last week, the High Court in London decided in favour of withdrawal of life support from a brain damaged 11-month…

Written by Dr Michael Robillard In a recent New York Times article Dr Michael Robillard writes: “At a meeting of the United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva in November, a group of experts gathered to discuss the m…

Guy Kahane**, Jim A.C. Everett**, Brian D. Earp, Lucius Caviola, Nadira Faber, Molly Crockett, and Julian Savulescu Last week, we invited people to find out “How Utilitarian Are You?” by filling out our newly published Oxford Utilitarianism…