ArticlePOLITICS + HUMAN RIGHTS
If politicians can’t call out corruption, the virus has infected the entire body politic
BY 3 JUL 2023
When politicians treat our ethical foundations as an optional extra to be neglected and left to rot, then we are all the poorer for it.
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Ethics explainer: Normativity
BY 29 JUN 2023
Normativity is the phenomenon of humans and societies evaluating human conduct in a communal way.
ArticleIdentity
The new normal: The ethical equivalence of cisgender and transgender identities
BY 14 JUN 2023
Can language help us better understand ourselves and how we can be more inclusive of others?
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Who are you? Why identity matters to ethics
BY 13 JUN 2023
A cornerstone of ethics is our fundamental human need to be recognised for who we are and who we want to be.
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Beyond cynicism: The deeper ethical message of Ted Lasso
BY 1 JUN 2023
A truly ethical life requires that we let go of cynicism and strive for a better world. Ted Lasso shows us how.
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Why we find conformity so despairing
BY 11 MAY 2023
Is conformity a way to connect with others? Writer Sarah Wilson explores our conflicted relationship with the desire to unite.
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How far should you go for what you believe in?
BY 28 MAR 2023
Do we all have a right to protest? Does it always have to result in change? Dr Tim Dean and Dr Senthorun Raj unpack what it means to ethically protest.
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Thought experiment: “Chinese room” argument
BY 10 MAR 2023
If a computer responds to questions in an intelligent way, does that mean it is genuinely intelligent?
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What money and power makes you do: The craven morality of The White Lotus
BY 22 DEC 2022
The White Lotus explores how the depraved and rich are united by their fixation on the ways humans outwit and outgame each other.
ArticleBeing Human
How to give your new year’s resolutions more meaning
BY 21 DEC 2022
As you reflect on the year ahead take some time to think about those qualities you could do with a little more of.