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A podcast about ethics from the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ ethical dilemmas in everyday life • markets and commodification (love, organs, time) • cultural heritage and language preservation • sports spectatorship and harms • reparations and past injustices • moral responsibility in giving advice • climate ethics and procreationThis podcast explores contemporary ethical questions through a philosophical lens, drawing on academic perspectives associated with the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto. Across its episodes, it examines how moral values intersect with everyday decisions and large-scale social institutions, often by asking what we should permit, praise, or discourage—and why.
A recurring theme is the moral limits of markets and consumer choice: what it means to treat certain goods as for sale, whether some things (like body parts or intimate relationships) should be insulated from monetary exchange, and how time, leisure, and scarcity shape the value we assign to money. The show also considers how communities decide which aspects of culture merit protection, including the ethical significance of preserving languages and other forms of heritage.
Several discussions focus on harm, responsibility, and complicity. The podcast questions the ethics of entertainment when it depends on participant risk, and it probes whether spectators bear any moral responsibility for the harms involved in the sports they watch. It also addresses historical injustice and the structure of reparative duties, asking who owes what to whom, and whether acts of aid to strangers can count toward remedying past wrongs.
Interpersonal ethics appears in episodes about advice—what makes guidance reliable or responsible, and what obligations arise when we influence others’ choices. Finally, the podcast engages climate ethics and procreative decision-making, considering how expectations about a changing future affect the morality of having children. Occasional bonus content highlights philosophers’ reflections on the discipline itself and their broader intellectual influences.
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What Can Money Buy? 2017-Dec-22 40 minutes |
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What's the Value in Preserving Language? 2017-Dec-06 25 minutes |
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What Sports Should We Watch? 2017-Nov-16 26 minutes |
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Can Helping Strangers Make Up For Past Injustices? 2017-Oct-26 22 minutes |
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Bonus Round #1 2017-Oct-18 15 minutes |
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Should I Order the Fish? 2017-Oct-11 20 minutes |
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How Many Children Should Charlotte Have? 2017-Oct-04 19 minutes |