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Brian Earp discusses the ethics of sexual orientation. 

Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that homosexuality is natural, and that what is natural can be neither good nor bad. 

Is an ethical war a paradoxical notion? If violence is almost always unacceptable, how can we justify acts of war? 23 10 

Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious that states do have such a right, but Sarah Fine questions this in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.  This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podc ... Show More

Where did ethics come from? Philip Pettit tells an 'as if' story about the birth of ethics that is designed to illuminate what ethics is and why it evolved on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from Patre ... Show More

Human sexuality comes in many forms, from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual. But seeing as homosexuality creates apparent reproductive and evolutionary disadvantages, listener Ahmed from Oslo wants to know: why are some people gay? CrowdScience presenter Caroline ... Show More

This episode gets an enthusiastic yes from us. In episode 85 of Overthink, Ellie and David dive into the crux of sexual consent. They work through some of the earliest attempts on the part of American universities at developing a sexual consent policy, before unpacking the fiery ... Show More

Ryan talks to Professor Jennifer Baker about her approach to teaching Stoicism, ethics, and political theory at the College of Charleston, what the Stoics might have said about driving a Mercedes instead of a Hyundai (or a Tesla), the challenges of teaching to today’s student pop ... Show More

An examination of Kant's teachings on morality. 

In this episode Marie Gojmerac, medical student at the University of Alberta discusses ethics. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Define Ethics Understand how ethics come into play in surgery Discuss the ethical tool kit and how to use it through a real case 

Joana Marques traz-nos um debate interessantíssimo, que gira em torno da questão: "proibir a homossexualidade: sim ou não?". 

أين المنطق وراء الحدود التقليدية في أن الجنس يُمارس فقط داخل إطار الزواج؟ هل هذه الحدود تعتبر كبت للغريزة الجنسية؟ ايه المشكلة لو جميع الأطراف متفقة وغير متضررة؟ ليه فيه ناس عندهم موقف يبدو معادي للجنس رغم أنه أمر طبيعي وممتع؟ هي دي الأسئلة اللي بنناقشها في بودكاست ارجو.  يستضيف ... Show More

How do I know I'm not dreaming? This sort of question has puzzled philosophers for thousands of years. Eric Schwitzgebel discusses scepticism and its history with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by th ... Show More