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Practical Ethics Bites

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Practical Ethics Bites is a series of audio podcasts on practical ethics targeted specifically at pupils studying philosophy in UK schools. It is produced by the team behind the popular podcast Philosophy Bites, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites has had over 21 million downloads. David Edmonds is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and all the interviewees are academics linked to the Uehiro Centre. The series aims to be a free educational resource for teachers. Each interview is around 20 minutes long.
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Episodes

The ethics of sexuality

Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that homosexuality is natural, and that what is natural can be neither good nor bad.

Nov 04, 2014•18 min

Choosing the sex of your child

Is sex-selection harmful or injust? Julian Savulescu outlines four methods used in sex-selection and explores the ethical issues surrounding each.

Oct 06, 2014•16 min

What is virtue ethics?

In this episode, Professor Roger Crisp introduces the strand of ethical theory known as 'virtue ethics'.

Sep 22, 2014•19 min

Should euthanasia be legal?

Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and asks whether it should be made legal.

Jul 22, 2014•22 min
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