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Big Thinker: Philippa Foot

BY The Ethics Centre 11 APR 2024
Philippa Foot was one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics, reviving the dominant Aristotelian ethics in the 20th century.
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Ethics Explainer: Altruism

BY The Ethics Centre 15 DEC 2023
Altruism is a principle and practice that concerns the motivation and desire to positively affect another being for their own sake.
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The niceness trap: Why you mustn’t be too nice

BY Dr Tim Dean 15 DEC 2023
It seems absurd to say we should put a cap on how nice we should be. But if we overdo it, we can end up shirking our other ethical obligations.
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Barbie and what it means to be human

BY Simon Longstaff 7 AUG 2023
How many of us consciously embrace our humanity? How many of us wonder about what it takes to become fully human?
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The cost of curiosity: On the ethics of innovation

BY Dr. Gwilym David Blunt 6 JUL 2023
Should we see billionaires as innovators whose curiosity will bring benefits to the rest of us? David Blunt explores the ethics of innovation.