201. Surgical Ethics

By the mid-20th century, endoscopy and laparoscopy were ready for major advancement. Although instruments had evolved into semi-flexible designs, visualization was still limited by glass optics and heat-producing light sources. A breakthrough toward fully flexible, high-resolutio ... Show More

By the early 20th century, endoscopy had evolved from candle-lit brass tubes into electrically illuminated rigid instruments. The decisive shift toward flexibility — the stage upon which Rudolf Schindler would make his contribution — was the product of several converging advances ... Show More

By the mid-19th century, improvements in illumination and optics transformed endoscopy from a theoretical idea into a practical clinical tool, culminating in Antoine Jean Desormeaux's work in Paris in 1853. Building on Bozzini's Lichtleiter and frustrated by diagnostic limits of ... Show More

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Why does apparently trivial ritual play such an important part in some ancient Chinese philosophy? <a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/puett">Michael Puett</a>, co-author of The Path, explains in this episode of the <a href="http://www.philosoph ... Show More

<p>Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious that states do have such a right, but <a href= "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/people/staff/academic/fine.aspx"> Sarah Fine</a> questions this in this episode of the <a ... 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

Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and asks whether it should be made legal. 

<p>How do I know I'm not dreaming? This sort of question has puzzled philosophers for thousands of years. <a href= "http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/">Eric Schwitzgebel</a> discusses scepticism and its history with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the <a href= "http://www.p ... Show More

Bonjour, aujourd’hui, je vais continuer cette introduction à la philosophie en répondant à la question : qu’est-ce que l’éthique ? Cliquez ici pour vous abonner au podcast sur une autre plateforme (spotify, deezer, itunes) Si vous avez écouté le premier épisode de ce podcast, vou ... Show More

In this week's episode ethics expert Susan Liautaud speaks to journalist and writer about how we can make sense of ethical dilemmas and be more attuned to the ethical dimension of our actions. Drawing on her new book 'The Power of Ethics' which documents over two decades as an et ... Show More

<p>If you are a mid career professional who is wondering about switching to industry, or if you are a graduating medical trainee who is wondering about not going into clinical medicine, this is the podcast for you. Tune in to this episode of the podcast, co-hosted with Dr. Mohamm ... Show More

<p>In this podcast, Drs. Fabrice Nye and David Burns discuss an exciting breakthrough in psychotherapy.</p> <p>Leave your questions and comments below. Also, let us know if you'd like to see certain topics addressed in future podcasts.</p> <p class="p1"> </p>