This free online summer programme provides a short introduction to practical ethics, looking at some of the issues that concern philosophers and the public alike today, and offering an insight in to the current research of academics at the Uehiro Oxford Institute.
Beginning with a general introduction to practical ethics, also known as applied philosophy, the series continues each Wednesday looking at a range of themes such as the ethics of deep fakes, mental health, griefbots, decision making, ethics of war, economics, the ethics of birth, and personhood, finishing with a wrap-up discussion asking what is next for practical ethics.
Registration is free and no prior experience or study is necessary. Each 45-minute class will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday lunchtimes, and participation in the informal Q&As and discussion sessions following each week’s presentations is warmly encouraged.
