Teleology ethics explainer: Hand holding magnifying glass reflecting highway traffic at sunset, illustrating purpose and direction.
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Ethics Explainer: Teleology

BY The Ethics Centre 4 APR 2022
Knowing something’s purpose or end-goal is commonly seen as integral to comprehending or constructing it. This is the practice or viewpoint of teleology.
Will Smith, Jada, and Jaden at an event. The Dark Side of Honour may involve scrutiny of celebrity families and their public personas.
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The Dark Side of Honour

BY Dr Tim Dean 30 MAR 2022
Dr Tim Dean discusses the darker side of honour - a concept that often makes people act violently and against their values.
The Three Graces statue exemplifies classical beauty. Marble sculpture showing three nude women embracing, exploring ethics of beauty standards.
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Ethics Explainer: Beauty

BY The Ethics Centre 11 FEB 2022
The definition of beauty has been long debated by philosophers. Is beauty an observable quality, or are looks and morality somehow related?
A child expressing the need to protest. Kid with fist raised, shouting, wearing a Four Nado shirt. Teaching kids to protest for a better future.
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Why we should be teaching our kids to protest

BY Dr Luke Zaphir 3 FEB 2022
What kind of citizens do we want our children to be? Dr Luke Zaphir campaigns for why we should be teaching our kids to protest.
Broken blue & white plate on concrete. Represents righteous indignation, tyranny, anger, & destruction. Metaphor for shattered emotions.
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The tyranny of righteous indignation

BY Simon Longstaff 27 JAN 2022
Dr Simon Longstaff discusses the problem with righteous indignation is its tendency to destroy, rather than express, a capacity for virtue.