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Criticisms of Ableist Language: Empirical Commitments?
Written by Neil Levy As I have discussed previously, there is a growing concern about the use of ‘ableist’ language. Ableism is discrimination on the basis of disability, when disability is not in fact relevant. There has long been a move to eradicate sexism from our language. Most of us do not think it’s appropriate
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2017 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics: Audio Recordings Now Available
We were extremely honoured to welcome Professor Larry Temkin (Rutgers University) to Oxford to deliver the 2017 Annual Uehiro Lectures on 6, 8 and 10 November. The engaging lectures were fully booked well in advance, and were each followed by a lively discussion.
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Pedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse Are Two Different Things — Confusing Them is Harmful to Children
By Brian D. Earp (@briandavidearp) Republican politician Roy Moore has been accused of initiating sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his early 30s. Social media sites have since exploded with comments like these: Roy Moore is now FUNDRAISING to conservative Christians after being outed as a pedophile. This is truly sick. pic.twitter.com/NF5NLIGWKA
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Webinar – Charlie Gard Case: Questions and Lessons
by Dominic Wilkinson (@Neonatalethics) Webinar given recently for the Children’s Mercy Centre for bioethics as part of the excellent (and free) Children’s Mercy webinar series (great resource for those interested in paediatric bioethics)
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Announcement: 4th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics is Now Open For Submissions.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of the 4th annual prize in practical ethics. All graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at the University of Oxford in any subject are invited to enter the Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics by submitting an essay of up to 2000 words on any
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Video Series: Should We Pay People to Quit Smoking or Lose Weight?
Should we pay people to quit smoking or lose weight? Would paying them amount to coercion? Is there a risk that if we start paying for healthy behaviour, its value will be corrupted? Is paying unhealthy people unfair to those who already lead healthy life styles? In this video interview (with Katrien Devolder), Dr Rebecca
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Womb Transplants and Child-Centred Surrogacy
Julian Savulescu Womb transplants are again in the news as Richard Paulson, president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), said there was no reason to believe that the treatment could not work for transgender women at recent conference in Texas. The ethical issues of performing a womb transplant for a transgender women
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Cross Post: Friends With Unexpected Benefits – Working With Buddies Can Improve Performance
Written by Nadira Faber This post was originally published on The Conversation We routinely work together with other people. Often, we try to achieve shared goals in groups, whether as a team of firefighters or in a scientific collaboration. When working together, many people – naturally – would prefer doing so with others who are
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Vaccine Refusal Is Like Tax Evasion
Written by Alberto Giubilini: Oxford Martin School and Wellcome Centre for Ethics and the Humanities, University of Oxford Vaccination has received a lot of media attention over the past few months following recent measles outbreaks and the introduction of rigid vaccination policies in some countries. Amid this discussion, a rather strange story hit the
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Cross Post: Machine Learning and Medical Education: Impending Conflicts in Robotic Surgery
Guest Post by Nathan Hodson * Please note that this article is being cross-posted from the Journal of Medical Ethics Blog Research in robotics promises to revolutionize surgery. The Da Vinci system has already brought the first fruits of the revolution into the operating theater through remote controlled laparoscopic (or “keyhole”) surgery. New developments are going