Can you choose to be gay?
Can you choose to be gay?
Brian Earp discusses the ethics of sexual orientation.
14 Jul 2015
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10mins
The ethics of sexuality
The ethics of sexuality
Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that homosexuality is natural, and that what is natural can be neither good no... Read more
4 Nov 2014
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17mins
Should we allow genetic engineering on embryos?
Should we allow genetic engineering on embryos?
Does a human embryo have moral status? Tom Douglas explores the ethical issues surrounding genetic research on developin... Read more
28 Oct 2014
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19mins
Is there such a thing as a just war?
Is there such a thing as a just war?
Is an ethical war a paradoxical notion? If violence is almost always unacceptable, how can we justify acts of war? 23 10
21 Oct 2014
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23mins
The rights and wrongs of abortion
The rights and wrongs of abortion
Rebecca Roache discusses the conflicting rights and interests of both foetus and mother.
14 Oct 2014
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18mins
Choosing the sex of your child
Choosing the sex of your child
Is sex-selection harmful or injust? Julian Savulescu outlines four methods used in sex-selection and explores the ethica... Read more
6 Oct 2014
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15mins
Free will, and its connection to moral responsibility
Free will, and its connection to moral responsibility
Professor Neil Levy explores the link between free will and responsibility. What makes us blameworthy for our actions?
29 Sep 2014
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20mins
What is virtue ethics?
What is virtue ethics?
In this episode, Professor Roger Crisp introduces the strand of ethical theory known as 'virtue ethics'.
22 Sep 2014
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18mins
Should euthanasia be legal?
Should euthanasia be legal?
Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical ... Read more
22 Jul 2014
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21mins