philosophy bites

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/.

Listen to Tim Scanlon on Free Speech

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

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.

Listen to Mary Warnock on the Right to Have a Baby

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

Listen to Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport

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.

Listen to Peter Singer on Using Animals

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

Richard Norman on What is Wrong with Killing on Ethics Bites

Richard Norman discusses killing, and specifically killing in war, in the latest episode of Ethics Bites.

Listen to Richard Norman on What is Wrong with Killing

Listen to earlier discussion with Richard Norman on Humanism

Miranda Fricker on Blame and Historic Injustice on Ethics Bites

Miranda Fricker discusses moral relativism in relation to past practices that we now
regard as morally abhorrent, such as the corporal punishment of children, in this episode of Ethics Bites.

Listen to Miranda Fricker on Blame and Historic Injustice

Listen to earlier interview with Miranda Fricker on Epistemic Injustice on Philosophy Bites

Michael Otsuka on Double Effect on Ethics Bites

You can now listen to our interview with Michael Ostsuka on Trolleyology as part of the Open University podcast Ethics Bites.

Listen to Michael Otsuka on Trolleyology (a transcript is also available).

There is also a short item on this interview on the Open2.net blog

Mary Warnock on the Right to Have Babies on Ethics Bites

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 in the second episode of Ethics Bites. Ethics Bites is sponsored by the Open University and available from www.open2.net. It is now also available from the 'Philosophy' section of  iTunes which is a subsection of 'Society and Culture' in 'Podcasts'.

Listen to Mary Warnock on The Right to Have Babies

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