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Fair's fair: How do you define fairness?Creative Commons Image Adib Roy under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

22 October 2010

 The coalition claims that their financial plans are "fair" - but defining fairness philosophically can be as hard as achieving it economically...  Read more : Fair's fair: How do you define fairness?

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At the centre of things: Rebekah Ley Featuring: audio, Rebekah Ley

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University), Rebekah Ley (Guest)

04 August 2009

The Open University's Derek Matravers talks to Rebekah Ley, Convenor of the clinical ethics committee for Addenbrookes Hospital  Read more : At the centre of things: Rebekah Ley

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The ethical philosopherUsed with permission

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

13 July 2009

Derek Matravers explains how a grounding in philosophy can only be a partial guide to ethical decisions.  Read more : The ethical philosopher

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Reith Lectures 2009: Citizenship today Featuring: audio, The Open University

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University), Matt Matravers (Guest), Professor Michael Saward (The Open University)

08 June 2009

Picking up the themes of 2009's Reith Lectures, our panelists discuss exactly what a new citizenship might look like.  Read more : Reith Lectures 2009: Citizenship today

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By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

08 June 2009

Derek Matravers, senior lecturer in philosophy at The Open University, responds to the 2009 Reith Lectures with this article on The Limits of Liberalism  Read more : The limits of liberalism

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Darwin and philosophy Featuring: video, BBC

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

19 March 2009

Derek Matravers of The Open University's Philosophy Department, considers how Darwin's thought gave a boost to Hume's ideas and how Darwinian thought relates to ethical...  Read more : Darwin and philosophy

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What does it mean to be English?photos.com

By The Open Minds team (The Open University), Professor George Schopflin (Guest), Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

05 August 2008

The Open Minds programme explored the subject of nationhood - and the position of the English in a United Kingdom.  Read more : What does it mean to be English?

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Practical ethicsphotos.com

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

13 February 2008

How do you decide when to give fertility treatment, or when to go to war? The answer lies in practical ethics  Read more : Practical ethics

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Interview with Nigel Warburton Featuring: video, The Open University

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University), Nigel Warburton (The Open University)

13 February 2008

What was it like interviewing Sandel and Singer? What would Socrates make of podcasting? Derek Matravers caught up with Nigel Warburton and asked him about...  Read more : Interview with Nigel Warburton

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Philosophy in AfghanistanCopyrighted Image Derek Matravers

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

21 September 2007

Derek Matravers blogs about a Philosopher's impressions of Afghanistan.  Read more : Philosophy in Afghanistan

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Research [10]

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Matravers, Derek (2011). Empathy as a route to knowledge. In: Coplan, Amy and Goldie, Peter eds. Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 19–30.

Matravers, Derek (2011). Pictorial representation and psychology. In: Schellekens, Elisabeth and Goldie, Peter eds. The Aesthetic Mind: Philosophy and Psychology. New York, USA: Oxford University Press, pp. 427–438.

Matravers, Derek (2011). Imagination, fiction, and documentary. In: Carroll, Noel and Gibson, John eds. Narrative, Emotion, and Insight. Studies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium . Pennsylvania, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 173–184.

Matravers, Derek (2011). Arousal theories. In: Gracyk, Theodore and Kania, Andrew eds. Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music. Routledge Philosophy Companions. Abingdon, UK and New York, USA: Taylor & Francis, pp. 212–223.

Matravers, Derek and Coplan, Amy (2011). Film, literature and non-cognitive affect. In: Carel, Havi and Tuck, Greg eds. New Takes in Film-Philosophy. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 117–134.

Matravers, Derek (2010). Why we should give up on the imagination. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 34(1), pp. 190–199.

Matravers, Derek (2010). Expression in the arts. In: Goldie, Peter ed. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Emotion. Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 617–634.

Matravers, Derek (2010). Recent philosophical work on the connection between music and the emotions. Music Analysis, 29(1-3), pp. 8–18.

Crilly, Nathan; Good, David; Matravers, Derek and Clarkson, P. John (2008). Design as communication: exploring the validity and utility of relating intention to interpretation. Design Studies, 29(5), pp. 425–457.

Matravers, Derek (2007). Expression in Music. In: Stock, Kathleen ed. Philosophers on Music: Experience, Meaning, and Work. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 95–116.

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What does it mean to be English?

Comment posted by zz685957

30 May 2011

There is no English nation, it is not allowed to exist unlike the Scottish and the Welsh. We are expected to unite under the British banner which is in itself larger than the nation states that it is... Read more : What does it mean to be English?

Fair's fair: How do you define fairness?

Comment posted by zz642566

10 Jan 2011

'It is not invariably true, but generally those who are born into positions of advantage (rich parents, many opportunities, family connections) do better than those who do not.' My partner and I... Read more : Fair's fair: How do you define fairness?

The limits of liberalism

Comment posted by Ken Natton

21 Mar 2010

In full recognition of the truth that this will be very tedious for everyone else, I do feel the need to defend myself from the suggestion I ever accused anyone of going off topic on this thread. I... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

Comment posted by IROBOT

21 Mar 2010

Hi Dave p ''Perhaps we need to consider whether a society of ever wider social disparity, economic precariousness and wasted potential is such a benefit, even for the haves.'' Well, everyone has the... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

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16 Mar 2010 

What motivates people to get better jobs, to undertake better training; it is to achieve the things that they want from life. That includes the visible consumerism that we... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

Comment posted by Unknown

16 Mar 2010

Hi Dave p ''Again, that's UK 2010. If we want to keep basing our economy on jobs that don't take much education, then we're going to find ourselves in deep trouble somewhere down the line because... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

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15 Mar 2010 

As the majority of jobs in the UK do not require a high degree of education, then having the best education in the world would be a huge waste of resources, because the... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

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15 Mar 2010

Hi Dave p ''Not everything's about immediate financial payback.'' If a government spent that much money and raised taxes substantially, then it would be immensely unpopular, and would not be... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

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14 Mar 2010 

If you are worried about the UK being competitive, then spending substantial amounts on unused education would produce a huge competitive disadvantage. Education, just for... Read more : The limits of liberalism

The limits of liberalism

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13 Mar 2010

Hi Dave p ''If that was the best they could do I'd be sorely disappointed. Happily not everybody wants to be a CEO. Not everybody wants to be particularly academic, either. Some of us might want to... Read more : The limits of liberalism

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Derek Matravers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at The Open University. Before that, he was a research fellow at Darwin College Cambridge. He is the author of Art and Emotion and numerous articles on aesthetics and ethics.

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