The Pivotal Generation 

Microaggression 

Should men and women compete separately in sport.

Sport and Sex 

Our phones, our fitbits, our social media use, our internet searches, are all providing information about us

The future of privacy 

How far should we go to protect a building?

Can saving an important building ever be worth a life? 

How should humans relate to animals? 

What are the ethics of genetic enhancement?

Enhancing Human Beings 

How we will find meaning when machines take our jobs.

A world without work 

Why do we disagree about political facts not just opinions?

Political Disagreement 

Should the lifestyle choices we make affect our right to treatment?

Responsibility and Justice 

David Edmonds interviews leading philosophers about moral issues that effect us 24/7.

Philosophy for its own sake only accomplishes so much. Applied philosophy like this takes “the brain out of the vat.” Well done!

Very Important Tangible Application

Love the way this podcast renders philosophical and ethical issues accessible to a modern audience!

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How far can we go in self defence?  And are some civilians legitimate targets in war?

Self Defence 

Change can disturb our peaceful existence - are we right to resist it? With Quassim Cassam.

Resistance to Change 

What is so sacred that it deserves special protection?

Sacred Places and Traditions 

Do you ever get the feeling that life is meaningless?

Is Life Without Meaning? 

Does neo-liberalism continue the values of classical liberalism?

How neo-liberalism has twisted liberalism 

Matthew Kieran on the character traits of a person who is super-creative.

Creativity and Character 

Nick Bostrom on machines that are becoming super intelligent.

Super Intelligence 

Michael Ignatieff says that alluding to abstract principles around ‘human rights’ is not nearly as effective in persuading people to be generous towards strangers as appealing to their instincts of decency and hospitality.

Universal Human Rights 

Male Circumcision 

Can discrimination be subtle and indirect, as in Aesop's fable of the fox and the stork?

Indirect Discrimination 

Holly Lawford Smith on class privilege and obligations.

Why Worry about Class? 

Are African Americans owed reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors?

Should we pay reparations for wrongs committed in the past? 

Alex Douglas on the morality of debt and obligations.

Should we care about debt? 

Dr. Molly Crockett on whether we are hard-wired to reject an unfair deal.

How Unfairness Drives Us Crazy 

Should a state with liberal values recognise marriage?

The State and Marriage 

Society expects us to conform to standards of beauty more than ever - says Heather Widdows.

Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty? 

Democracy 

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