BBC/OU Open2.net - Ethics Bites Podcast - Practical ethics
We make decisions all the time. Some of these can be trivial (should I wear the white or the blue shirt?) and some can be important (should we operate or leave the patient to die?). Some of these decisions will involve thoughts about ourselves and what we want (where should we go for the weekend?) and some thoughts about other people (should we close the firm and make everyone redundant?). Some of these decisions will involve tastes and appetites (which chocolate?) and others questions of morals and ethics (should I tell my partner about my affair?)...
In the Ethics Bites you'll hear some of the leading contemporary philosophers talking about a whole range of issues. Some of these deal directly with ethical theory - for example, Miranda Fricker talking about making moral judgements about people6 distant from us in time or space - and some with issues of immediate practical relevance - for example, Peter Singer on the treatment of animals1.
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