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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Uehiro Seminar: Psychopaths and responsibility Neil Levy explores some of the previous debates about whether psychopaths are fully responsible for their wrongdoing, especially work on the moral/conventional distinction. 0:52:20 Professor Neil Levy 26 Feb 2013
2 Creative Commons Morality in Wartime Britain Morality and the role of the British clergy during the First World War. 0:19:28 Edward Madigan 08 Jan 2013
3 Creative Commons The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement Debate 1: Abortion The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement: Abortion 0:38:37 Charles Camosy, Julian Savulescu 24 Oct 2012
4 Creative Commons The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement Debate 2: Euthanasia The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement: Euthanasia 0:38:34 Charles Camosy, Julian Savulescu 23 Oct 2012
5 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' Final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:24 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
6 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) Eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:43 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
7 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' Seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:11 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Induction Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:50 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
9 Creative Commons Deduction Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:21:19 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
10 Creative Commons Arguments Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:19:13 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
11 Creative Commons Utilitarianism Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:22:39 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
12 Creative Commons Deontology Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:16:23 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
13 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:17:42 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
14 Creative Commons The public and private ethics of climate change This first lecture of a series entitled 'Climate Connections' is presented by John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. 0:55:56 John Broome 02 May 2012
15 Creative Commons Neuroscience Can Tell Us About Morality What can science tell us about morality? Many philosophers would say, 'nothing at all'. Facts don't imply values, they say. you need further argument to move from facts about us and about the world to conclusions about what we ought to do. 0:19:47 Patricia Churchland 03 Feb 2012
16 Creative Commons Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making Answers to moral questions, it seems, depend on how much serotonin there is flowing through your brain. In the future might we be able to alter people's moral behaviour with concoctions of chemicals? 0:16:48 Molly Crocket 04 Jan 2012
17 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. 1:21:34 Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
18 Creative Commons 2nd St Cross Special Ethics Seminar TT11: Museum Ethics Museum Ethics 0:54:01 Nick Mayhew 29 Jun 2011
19 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus Part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. 1:30:24 Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
20 Morality and Law in War Dr Seth Lazar (Research Associate, ELAC, Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 7th June 2011 0:44:41 Seth Lazar 13 Jun 2011
21 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law Part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. 1:28:48 Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
22 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation Part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. 1:27:32 Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
23 Creative Commons Moral Status A stone on the beach, we assume, has no moral status. We can kick or hammer the stone, and we have done the stone no harm. Typical adult human beings do have moral status. We shouldn't, without a very good reason, kick a man or woman. 0:18:54 Jeff McMahan 31 May 2011
24 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character Part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. 1:22:14 Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
25 Creative Commons New Imaging Evidence for the Neural Bases of Moral Sentiments: Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviour 2nd Annual Wellcome Lecture in Neuroethics, given by Professor Jorge Moll on 18th January 2011 on the subject of new evidence for Neural bases for moral sentiments 1:05:12 Jorge Moll 28 Mar 2011
26 Creative Commons The Battlefield from Afar: Independently Operating Systems and their Compatibility with the laws of Armed Conflict Markus Wagner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Miami Law School, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term ELAC/CCW seminar series 0:44:24 Markus Wagner 21 Feb 2011
27 Creative Commons Being Humanitarian: Personal Morality and Political Project in Today's Wars Dr Hugo Slim, Visiting Fellow in the department of politics and international relations, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term ELAC/CCW seminar series on armed conflict 0:39:42 Hugo Slim 21 Feb 2011
28 Creative Commons The relation between the neurobiology of morality and religion Professor Patricia Churchland (University of California San Diego) gives a talk for the Science and Religious Conflict Conference.The commentator is Professor Julian Savulescu (Oxford) 0:59:03 Patricia Churchland, Julian Savulescu 07 Jun 2010
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Morality in Wartime Britain Morality and the role of the British clergy during the First World War. 0:19:28 Edward Madigan 10 Dec 2012
2 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' Final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:24 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
3 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) Eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:43 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
4 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' Seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:11 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
5 Creative Commons Induction Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:50 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
6 Creative Commons Deduction Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:21:19 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
7 Creative Commons Arguments Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:19:13 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Utilitarianism Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:22:39 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
9 Creative Commons Deontology Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:16:23 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
10 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:17:42 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
11 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. 1:21:44 Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
12 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus Part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. 1:30:38 Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
13 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law Part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. 1:28:58 Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
14 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation Part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. 1:27:42 Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
15 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character Part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. 1:22:24 Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Creative Commons Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series. Marianne Talbot 30 May 2012
2 Creative Commons Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series. Marianne Talbot 30 May 2012
3 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' (slides) Slides to accompany the final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
4 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' (slides) Slides to accompany the final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
5 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) (slides) Slides to accompany the eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
6 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) (slides) Slides to accompany the eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
7 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' (slides) Slides to accompany the seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' (slides) Slides to accompany the seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
9 Creative Commons Induction (slides) Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
10 Creative Commons Induction (slides) Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
11 Creative Commons Deduction (slides) Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
12 Creative Commons Deduction (slides) Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
13 Creative Commons Arguments (slides) Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
14 Creative Commons Arguments (slides) Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
15 Creative Commons Utilitarianism (slides) Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
16 Creative Commons Utilitarianism (slides) Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
17 Creative Commons Deontology (slides) Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
18 Creative Commons Deontology (slides) Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
19 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics (slides) Slides to accompany the first of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
20 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics (slides) Slides to accompany the first of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
21 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind (slides) Slides to accompany part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
22 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind (slides) Slides to accompany part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
23 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus (slides) Slides to accompany part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
24 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus (slides) Slides to accompany part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
25 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law (slides) Slides to accompany part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
26 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law (slides) Slides to accompany part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
27 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation (slides) Slides to accompany part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
28 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation (slides) Slides to accompany part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
29 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character (slides) Slides to accompany part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
30 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character (slides) Slides to accompany part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011