Research in academia is a wonderful intellectual pursuit, but are the fruits of that pursuit equally available to all? What if you are a woman? Do you have the same opportunities and outcomes as your other colleagues? In this episode, we talk t

Ep 7 - Nested Utilitension (an Ethics to Rule Them All?)

Aug 16th, 2022 29m 37s

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."In this one famous line from Star Trek, the ever-logical Spock seemingly nailed his flag to the mast of Utilitarianism. But what if Kant had been a member of the team aboard the USS Enterpri

Ep 6 -- LP -- Wisdom - A Very Valuable Virtue with Jason Merchey

Jun 14th, 2022 1h 39m

Wisdom... an old and dusty concept that has fallen down the pecking order in today's world. As a result, it's no surprise that many feel our civilisation is slipping ever deeper into an idiocracy. Well, this episode aims to single-handedly arre

Ep 5 -- LP -- Towards Biohappiness with David Pearce (The End of Suffering)

Feb 2nd, 2022 1h 13m

Suffering is unavoidable. Or is that really the case? David Pearce, renowned transhumanist, author of the Hedonistic Imperative and cofounder of the World Transhumanist Association / Humanity+, has a vision that sees suffering abolished in all

Ep 4 - Beyond Cockroach Ethics - Part 2 (Virtue Ethics, Trolley Problems and Inaction)

Nov 8th, 2021 28m

Back in episode two, we covered Utilitarianism and Deontology and promised to return with an episode covering Virtue Ethics. Well, wanting to do the moral thing, we fulfil that promise here. The episode opens up with Simon invoking the famous p

Ep 3 -- LP -- Corrupting The Youth (Philosophy For Children with Daniel McCrea)

Aug 12th, 2021 1h 28m

Well... Let's not quite call it corrupting. Let's call it teaching. And, in this episode, we are delighted to welcome Daniel McCrea as our special guest, who takes us on an exciting journey through the world of teaching philosophy to children.M

Ep 2 - Beyond Cockroach Ethics - Part 1 (Utilitarianism vs Deontology)

Jul 5th, 2021 27m 37s

What can a cockroach teach us about ethics? Well, in this episode we attempt to find out as we talk our way through two of the most widely accepted ethical systems - Utilitarianism and Deontology. While scuttling around, we'll meet the great Im

Ep 1 - Feeling Bad About Doing Good

Apr 5th, 2021 32m 4s

In this episode, Declan and Simon ask - should you feel bad about doing "good"?"What?!" you may ask. But have you ever asked yourself if you should give almost all your money to charity? And, if you don't then how you should approach the questi

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