Philosophy in a Pandemic
This podcast explores a range of new philosophical issues that we face from emerging ethical and political challenges to fundamental questions about our own lives
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Episodes
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
In this second episode I look at the Dominic Cummings scandal and what we can learn about morality from the public reaction to his behaviour. I go on to argue that there is a far greater scandal waiting to break and when it does, this mother of all scandals will call into question every aspect of the society that we live in. What matters most in life and who gets to decide?
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
In this opening episode I consider the morality of social distancing, the protest movement in the United States, and the issue of free speech