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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):
➤ Ethics and philosophy discussions • Markets and moral limits (love, organs, time) • Cultural heritage and language preservation • Sports spectatorship and player harms • Reparations and injustice • Advice and responsibility • Climate ethics and procreationThis podcast from the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto explores moral and philosophical questions that arise in everyday life, public policy, and cultural debate. Across conversations with academic philosophers, it examines how values shape what people should do and what societies should permit, emphasizing cases where common intuitions conflict with broader ethical principles.
A recurring theme is the moral limits of markets and exchange: what it means to treat something as a commodity, whether certain goods (such as bodily organs) should be bought and sold, and how wealth relates to other important resources like time and freedom. The show also considers how to assess and protect cultural goods, including questions about cultural heritage and the preservation of language, and what makes some traditions or practices worth sustaining.
Several discussions focus on harm, responsibility, and justice. The podcast weighs the ethics of participation and spectatorship in activities that can injure or exploit people, and it addresses what is owed in response to historical wrongdoing, including how reparations might be justified and allocated. It also examines interpersonal ethics, such as what counts as good advice and what obligations come with advising others.
Another strand looks at ethical decision-making under uncertainty and long-term risk, including how climate change affects choices about family and future generations. Interspersed are lighter, reflective segments that reveal how philosophers think about their field and their influences, offering insight into the people behind the arguments while keeping the focus on ethical reasoning.
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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 |