Podcast: Steve Hyman, Loebel Lecturer 2015, on categorising mental disorders
Oxford Loebel Lecturer 2015, Prof. Steve E. Hyman (Broad Institute at Harvard/MIT), discusses the challenges surrounding the categorisation of mental disorder and the widely-used DSM-V on Philosophy Bites.
Read MoreMindfulness and morality
Every day, for about thirty-five minutes, I sit cross-legged on a cushion with my eyes shut. I regulate my breath, titrating its speed against numbers in my head; I watch my breath surging and trickling in and out of my chest; I feel the ai…
Read MoreVideo Series: Dr Christopher Gyngell on Genetic Modification of Embryos
Dr Christopher Gyngell (Oxford) comments on the HFEA’s decision to give green light to UK researchers to genetically modify human embryos for research. A clear analysis of the most common concerns, and a suggestion for what direction …
Read MoreWhy edited embryos won’t lead to designer babies or eugenics (unless we want it too)
The UK became the first country to officially approve gene editing research in human embryos on Monday. The HFEA decision means experiments in which the genes of embryos are manipulated will likely begin at the Francis Crick Institute withi…
Read MoreShould we prevent Zika microcephaly using birth control?
Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford, @Neonatalethics The World Health Organisation is to hold an emergency meeting after considerable concern about the zika virus in South America. The epidemic has been of considerable concern particula…
Read MoreVideo Series: Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Conscientious Objection in Healthcare
Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University and Oxford Martin School Visiting Fellow) proposes to use the market forces to solve problems of conscientious objection in healthcare in the US. (He also has a suggestion for how to deal …
Read MoreVideo Series: Dr Steve Clarke Discusses Conscientious Objection in Healthcare.
Dr Steve Clarke (Charles Sturt University) argues that we should use military tribunals for conscientious objectors in the military as a model for dealing with conscientious objection in healthcare.
Read MoreGuest Post: Are dilemmas really useful for analysing moral judgment?
Pedro Jesús Pérez Zafrilla. Lecturer in Moral Philosophy. Department of Moral Philosophy. (University of Valencia) The development of neurosciences has had a major impact on the field of philosophy. In this respect, Spanish philosophy is no…
Read MoreNot content with temporal parochialism
By Dominic Wilkinson @Neonatal Ethics, Director of medical ethics Why should we care about what happens to future generations? What reason do we have to sacrifice our own well-being and interests for the sake of people who will exist after …
Read MoreVideo Series: Professor Julian Savulescu Discusses Conscientious Objection in Healthcare
In an interview with Dr Katrien Devolder, Professor Julian Savulescu (Oxford) argues that doctors should not impose their religious or non-religious values on patients if this conflicts with the delivery of basic public healthcare.
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