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Not content with temporal parochialism
By Dominic Wilkinson @Neonatal Ethics, Director of medical ethics Why should we care about what happens to future generations? What reason do we have to sacrifice our own well-being and interests for the sake of people who will exist after we are dead? Last night Professor Sam Scheffler from NYU gave the first of the…
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Video Series: Professor Julian Savulescu Discusses Conscientious Objection in Healthcare
In an interview with Dr Katrien Devolder, Professor Julian Savulescu (Oxford) argues that doctors should not impose their religious or non-religious values on patients if this conflicts with the delivery of basic public healthcare.
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Families shouldn’t be allowed to veto organ donation
Written By William Isdale and Prof. Julian Savulescu This article was originally published by The Conversation Last year, an estimated 12 to 15 registered organ donors and candidates for donation had their decision thwarted by relatives. This was due to the so-called family veto, which enables family members to prevent organ donation even if the…
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Should vegans eat meat to be ethically consistent? And other moral puzzles from the latest issue of the Journal of Practical Ethics
Should vegans eat meat to be ethically consistent? And other moral puzzles from the latest issue of the Journal of Practical Ethics By Brian D. Earp (@briandavidearp) The latest issue of The Journal of Practical Ethics has just been published online, and it includes several fascinating essays (see the abstracts below). In this blog post,…
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Are Corporations Moral Agents?
Joshua Shepherd Misbehaving corporations are in the news again. In the New York Times, Jack Ewing and Graham Bowley provide an interesting look into the ‘corporate culture’ behind Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scandal. As Ewing and Bowley note, Volkswagen has blamed “a small group of engineers.” But as their reporting suggests, any anatomy of blame in the Volkswagen…
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Asbestos neglect
Written by Tom Douglas This is an unedited version of an article originally published by The Conversation ‘Calais Jungle Camp littered with asbestos’, ‘Buckingham Palace could be vacated to remove asbestos’, ‘Safety concerns for refugees and workers as Nauru asbestos removal program kicks off’. Headlines such as these occur with monotonous regularity. Widespread asbestos use throughout…
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Video Series: Jeff McMahan Excerpt on Conscientious Objection
Jeff McMahan speaking at the closing session of the “Conscience and Conscientious Objection Conference in Healthcare” event, November 2015 (Oxford)
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Video Interview with Alberto Giubilini on conscientious objection in healthcare
In the second of a series of interviews by Dr Katrien Devolder which the Practical Ethics in the News blog is currently hosting Alberto Giubilini argues against conscientious objection in healthcare. See the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY2XY7uXUfA Please see here to read further on this issue, and to see information on the recent conference on conscience and conscientious objection…
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Cross Post – Most powerful lesson from Ebola: We do not learn our lessons
BY MAXWELL J. SMITH & ROSS E.G. UPSHUR This article is cross posted from the OUPblog. To see the original article please follow this link: http://bit.ly/1mjAg0Z ‘Ebola is a wake-up call.’ This is a common sentiment expressed by those who have reflected on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It is a…
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Announcement: Future of Humanity Institute advertises four research positions
The Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford invites applications for four research positions. We seek outstanding applicants with backgrounds that could include computer science, mathematics, economics, technology policy, and/or philosophy. The Future of Humanity Institute is a leading research centre in the University of Oxford looking at big-picture questions for human civilization. We…