Episodes
Sport and genetic enhancement
Featuring: audio,
Used with permission
How far should athletes go in pursuit of the podium? Can you build yourself up while protecting your ethics? Read more : Sport and genetic enhancement
Free speech
Featuring: audio,
BBC
It’s not just what you say, it’s why you say it and why your audience is listening. Sounds complicated? Learn more about free speech Read more : Free speech
Climate Change
Featuring: audio,
Production team - grabbed from rough cut
Why should we care about the future generations who’ll be affected by global warming? Should the West shoulder the responsibility for tackling climate change? Read more : Climate Change
Art, censorship and morality
Featuring: audio,
By Unhindered by Talent via Flicker under Creative Commons license
Should artists have complete freedom? Or should we limit what they say and how they say it? Discover the dilemmas of art, censorship and morality. Read more : Art, censorship and morality
The family
Featuring: audio,
photos.com
The modern family takes many different forms. But what works best? Brenda Almond gives her perspective on the family Read more : The family
Copyright
Featuring: audio,
Production team
One person’s inspiration is another’s plagiarism. Richard Posner guides us through the world of copyright Read more : Copyright
Sex and perversion
Featuring: audio,
photos.com
When does sex bring fulfillment and when is it hollow? What distinguishes us from animals? Roger Scruton talks about sex and perversion. Read more : Sex and perversion
Business ethics
Featuring: audio,
photos.com
Should companies consider anything but their shareholders? What can they learn from philosophy? Discover business ethics Read more : Business ethics
Organ transplants
Featuring: audio,
BBC
I need money. He needs a kidney. It should be win-win. Is there a case for allowing paid organ transplants? Read more : Organ transplants
What's wrong with killing?
Featuring: audio,
iStockphoto.com
Is it ok to wage war? Is it ok to defend yourself against an attacking army? Ethics Bites asks if it's always wrong to kill. Read more : What's wrong with killing?
Blame and historic injustice
Featuring: audio,
Production team
How should we judge slave owners? Were they innocent or guilty? Miranda Fricker talks about blame and historic injustice Read more : Blame and historic injustice
Trolleys, killing and the doctrine of double effect
Featuring: audio,
photos.com
Would you let someone die, to save five others? Would you kill someone to save five others? Explore trolleys, killing and the doctrine of double... Read more : Trolleys, killing and the doctrine of double effect
The right to have babies
Featuring: audio,
photos.com
As IVF technology has developed, so have ethical questions surrounding its use have grown. Does everyone have the right to have babies? Read more : The right to have babies
Human use of animals
Featuring: audio,
BBC
Peter Singer, possibly the most famous philosopher in the world, sparked the birth of the animal rights movement. Discover his take on the human use... Read more : Human use of animals

















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