Tag: "ethics"

Moral Relativism by Steven Lukes

Phil Badger surveys Steven Lukes’ perspective on moral relativism.
[Issue 117: December 2016 / January 2017: Books]

The Road

Michael Burke traces the lengths to which we must go to truly love the other person.
[Issue 117: December 2016 / January 2017: Films]

Could There Be A Solution To The Trolley Problem?

Omid Panahi finds that finding a solution is not the problem.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Articles]

A Golden Manifesto

Mary Midgley remembers a golden age of female philosophy, and argues that it holds lessons for today.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Articles]

Bilateral Benevolence

Seán Moran feels a warm glow on the streets of Dublin.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Street Philosopher]

Empathy & Morality

Stephen Anderson asks if empathy helps us feel the Good or just feel good.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Books]

Breaking Bad

Psychologist Joe MacDonagh and philosopher Sheridan Hough each watch what happens when society breaks.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Television]

News: August/September 2016

Self-Driving Car Studies Cast Light on Attitudes to Ethics • Nussbaum Wins Prize • Heidegger Has A New Book Out — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
[Issue 115: August/September 2016: News]

Is Morality Objective?

The following answers to this key philosophical question each win a random book.
[Issue 115: August/September 2016: Question of the Month]

The Consequences of Accepting Consequentialism

Katy Baker on the demands of consequentialist theories of morality.
[Issue 115: August/September 2016: Articles]

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