We are Hiring: Research Fellow in Bioethics & Research Fellow in Neuroethics
We are delighted to announce two new vacancies at the new Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities and the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Follow the links below for information including how to apply: Research Fellow in Bioethi…
Read MoreWhy Vegetarians Should Be Prepared to Bend Their Own Rules
Alberto Giubilini Republished from Aeon Magazine It’s a common enough scenario. A vegetarian has been invited to a friend’s place for dinner. The host forgets that the guest is a vegetarian, and places a pork chop in front of her. What is s…
Read MoreAnimal Welfare, Reducing Meat Consumption and the Instrumental Use of Moral Reasons
Author: Rebecca Brown In this post, I consider how moral reasons may be used instrumentally – that is, to bring about some desired end. I take as an example the public debate around reducing meat consumption. I suggest that although animal …
Read MoreCan We Trust Research in Science and Medicine?
By Brian D. Earp (@briandavidearp) Readers of the Practical Ethics Blog might be interested in this series of short videos in which I discuss some of the major ongoing problems with research ethics and publication integrity in science and …
Read MoreHard lessons: learning from the Charlie Gard case
by Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu On the 24th July 2017, the long-running, deeply tragic and emotionally fraught case of Charlie Gard reached its sad conclusion (Box 1). Following further medical assessment of the infant, Cha…
Read MorePress Release – “The Worst Outcome” Prof Dominic Wilkinson
This afternoon the long-running, deeply tragic and emotionally fraught legal dispute over treatment of Charlie Gard reached its sad and sadly inevitable conclusion. Following further medical assessment of Charlie by several international ex…
Read MorePress Release – “Vale Charlie” Prof Julian Savulescu
Vale Charlie At some point in all of our lives, we have to let go. One can only admire Connie Yates and Chris Gard who fought so hard for Charlie. However, we should continue to question the original decision, and the way in which th…
Read MoreMedical tourism for controversial treatment options
By Dominic Wilkinson Baby C’s parents had done their research. They had read widely about different options for C and had clear views about what they felt would be best for their child. They had asked a number of doctors in this coun…
Read MoreCross Post: Re: Nudges in a Post-truth World
Guest Post: Nathan Hodson This article originally appeared on the Journal of Medical Ethics Blog In a recent article in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Neil Levy has developed a concept of “nudges to reason,” offering a new tool for those t…
Read MoreThe ethics of treatment for Charlie Gard: resources for students/media
by Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu The case of Charlie Gard has reached its sad conclusion. However, it continues to attract intense public attention. It raises a number of challenging and important ethical questions. The role…
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