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Tim Scanlon on Free Speech

What are the limits of expression in a civilized society? T. M. Scanlon addresses this question in this bonus episode which was produced in association with The Open University and originally appeared on Ethics Bites. A transcript of this interview is available from www.open2.net/ethicsbites/.

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Details of a  54 minute video podcast with T.M.Scanlon

Donna Dickenson on Body Shopping

Who owns your body? This is an important question now that there is a market in body parts. Donna Dickenson, author of Body Shopping, discusses the ethical issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

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Read extracts from reviews of Body Shopping

Mary Warnock on the Right to Have a Baby

Does anyone have a right to have a baby? What are acceptable criteria for determining who should have access to in vitro fertilization? Mary Warnock, a philosopher and member of the House of Lords, discusses these topics with Nigel Warburton. This episode was produced in association with The Open University as part of the Ethics Bites series. A transcript of the programme is available from www.open2.net/ethicsbites.

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Listen to Mary Warnock on Philosophy and Public Life (a previous episode of Philosophy Bites)

Anthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics

Anthony Kenny gives an overview of Thomas Aquinas' approach to ethics in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

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Listen to Anthony Kenny on his History of Philosophy (previously on Philosophy Bites)

Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport

Should athletes be allowed to use genetic enhancement to improve their performance? Michael Sandel, author of The Case Against Perfection, thinks not. Find out why by listening to this bonus episode of Philosophy Bites produced in association with the Open University and originally published on Ethics Bites. A transcript of this interview is available from www.open2.net/ethicsbites/

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Jonathan Wolff on Marx on Alienation

Jonathan Wolff, author of Why Read Marx Today? and the very popular An Introduction to Political Philosophy, explains what Karl Marx meant by alienated labour. He also sheds light on Marx's controversial vision of what non-alienated labour would be like.

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Peter Singer on Using Animals

How should we treat animals? Peter Singer, perhaps the best know living moral philosopher addresses this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this bonus episode. This  was produced in association with The Open University as part of podcast Ethics Bites. A transcript of the interview and further information about the series is available from Open2.net.

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Extensive list of links to online articles and interviews by and about Peter Singer

Chandran Kukathas on Hayek's Liberalism

Friedrich Hayek, though much admired by Margaret Thatcher, distanced himself from conservativism. He was a liberal philosopher. In this episode of Philosophy Bites, Chandran Kukathas of the London School of Economics, explains the key features of Hayek's liberalism.

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