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Peter Singer on Life and Death Decision-Making

How should doctors, patients and families make end of life decisions? In this episode, originally recorded as part of Bioethics Bites, Peter Singer addresses this question from a utilitarian perspective, stressing the importance individual autonomy. Bioethics Bites is made in association with the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Trust.

Listen to Peter Singer on Life and Death Decision-Making

Previous interviews with Peter Singer:

Listen to Peter Singer on Henry Sidgwick's Ethics

Listen to Peter Singer on the Life You Can Save

Listen to Peter Singer on Using Animals (originally on Ethics Bites)

Another Philosophy Bites episode on ending lives:

Listen to Raymond Tallis on Assisted Dying

 

Philip Pettit on Republicanism

What is republicanism? Philip Pettit discusses this important political tradition in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, emphasizing the centrality of a principle of non-domination. 

Listen to Philip Pettit on Republicanism

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview: Philip Pettit on Group Agency

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview: Philip Pettit on Consequentialism

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

 

Jeff McMahan on Moral Status

Many questions in practical ethics turn on questions of moral status. In this bonus episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (originally released on Bioethics Bites), Jeff McMahan explores the issues surrounding the moral status of foetuses, those in persistent vegetative states, and non-human animals. This episode of Philosophy Bites was made in association with the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Trust.

Listen to Jeff McMahan on Moral Status

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Jeff McMahan on Vegetarianism

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Jeff McMahan on Killing in War

 

Adrian Moore on Philosophy and Its History

Why isn't studying the history of philosophy like a visit to a museum of outmoded ideas? The history of early science doesn't usually inform contemporary science? Why is philosophy so different in this respect? Adrian Moore, author of a new book on the history of philosophy, The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics, explores these ideas in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Adrian Moore on Philosophy and Its History

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Adrian Moore on Kant's Metaphysics

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Adrian Moore on Infinity

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

NB Nigel Warburton, Julian Baggini, and Natalie Haynes will be discussing the question 'Why Isn't Old Philosophy Just History?' at the Watershed, Bristol on 13th May at 4pm as part of the Festival of Ideas. Further details and booking information for this event here.

   

Julian Savulescu on Designer Babies

Should we select advantageous genes and deselect disadvantageous ones when having children? Julian Savulescu believes that we should. Find out why in this bonus episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (originally released on Bioethics Bites and made in association with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford, and made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Trust).

Listen to Julian Savulescu on Designer Babies

Previously on Philosophy Bites:

Julian Savulescu on the Yuk Factor

On Virtual Philosopher: 

Julian Savulescu on Moral Enhancement

Julian Savulescu and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong discuss Addiction

Julian Savulescu on Craig Venter's synthetic bacterium