Philosophy Gets Schooled

1st part - Direct realism.  2nd part (starts at 39mins) - Indirect realism.  3rd part (starts at 1hr07m20sec) - Idealism.  Michael Lacewing, DaN McKee chat with Simon Kirchin.  [Music by Alex Grohl]

Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces three topics - abortion, euthanasia, and simulated killing.  Also, check out the in-depth PGS episode on these three topics.  [Music by Alex Grohl]

Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces some of the main issues in business ethics, for both the OCR religious studies specification and in general.  Also check out the PGS in-depth episode on business ethics.  [Music by Alex Grohl]

Three topics.  Part 1 (personhood and abortion).  Part 2 (43min00sec - killing and letting die, and euthanasia).  Part 3 (1hr11min05sec - simulated killing in video games, films, etc.)  DaN McKee, Beth Mackintosh, Michael Platt and Simon Kirchin.  {Music by Alex Grohl]

In depth discussion about Business Ethics.  Part 1 (introduction, stockholders vs. stakeholders, corporate agency, CSR).  Part 2 (28min20sec - whistleblowing, globalisation).  Part 3 (56min07sec - capitalism and human flourishing, normative ethics). Michael Platt, Toby Bownass and Simon Kirchin.  [Music by Alex Grohl]

Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces some of the main ideas in Aristotelian Virtue Ethics and summarizes some of the conversation in the in-depth episode on Aristotle and VE. 

Aristotelian Virtue Ethics.  Part 1 (Normative Ethics, virtue and eudaimonia). Part 2 (23min05sec - function arg., virtues - courage and wit - doctrine of the mean, habits and skills).  Part 3 (56min23sec - voluntary, invol. and nonvol. action, phronesis, problems for virtue ethics).  Michael Lacewing, Beth Mackintosh, DaN McKee and Simon Kirchin (Kent).  [Music by Alex Grohl] 

Simon Kirchin (Kent) summarizes some of the main issues regarding sexual ethics and introduces some of the main discussions of the in-depth PGS episode on Sexual Ethics.

Sexual and relationship ethics.  Part 1 (Intro and intervention/rules by state and others into relationships and activity).  Part 2 (26min40sec - Natural Law tradition, reproduction, do we have a function?)  Part 3 (57min55sec - the value of sex to groups and individuals.  Asexuality.)  Fiona Wollard, Beth Mackintosh and Matt Harris chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent). [Music by Alex Grohl]

Simon Kirchin (Kent) summarizes the area of metaethics talking through moral realism and anti-realism.  Also - check out the two in-depth episodes on metaethics.  Part ONE is on realism, part TWO is on anti-realism.  [Music by Alex Grohl]