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Jonathan Dancy on Moral Particularism

Is morality simply a matter of applying general principles? Jonathan Dancy thinks not. He is a moral particularist. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he defends moral particularism in conversation with Nigel Warburton.

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Tim Lewens on Selling Organs (originally on Bioethics Bites)

Tim Lewens discusses the ethics of selling human organs in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast - originally released on Bioethics Bites (made in association with the Uehiro Centre with a grant from the Wellcome Trust).

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John Tomasi on Free Market Fairness

Is it possible both to embrace the free market and to defend fairness? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast John Tomasi argues that economic freedom and fairness are compatible and that social justice involves respecting both. 

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Jonathan Wolff on Political Bioethics (originally on Bioethics Bites)

How should scarce healthcare resources be distributed? Jonathan Wolff addresses this and related questions in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode was made in association with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Institute.

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Fiery Cushman on Moral Luck

Why do many of use feel that there is something more culpable about a drunk driver who happens to kill someone accidentally on the way home than one who, though equally drunk, manages to get home without incident? Fiery Cushman, a psychologist, has done some fascinating research on the phenomenon of moral luck. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he sets out his explanation of why outcomes agents' control function as they do in relation to culpability and punishment. 

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Links to a range of publications by Fiery Cushman