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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):
➤ Applied ethics and moral philosophy •commodification, organ markets, time and value •cultural heritage and language preservation •sports spectatorship harms •reparations and injustice •ethics of advice •procreation amid climate changeThis podcast from the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto explores everyday and policy-level moral questions through philosophical discussion and interviews with academic ethicists. Across the episodes, it examines how values shape individual choices and social institutions, and how ethical reasoning applies to topics that range from personal relationships to public life.
A recurring theme is the moral limits of markets and exchange: what money can legitimately purchase, whether some goods (such as human organs) should be tradable, and how economic value relates to other goods like time and well-being. The podcast also considers how communities should evaluate and protect cultural heritage, including the preservation of languages and practices, and what standards might justify seeing some traditions as worth maintaining.
Several conversations focus on responsibility and harm in collective activities and historical contexts, such as the ethics of spectatorship in sports where participants may face serious risks, and questions about reparations—who may owe compensation for past injustices and what forms those obligations could take. Other episodes turn to interpersonal ethics, probing what counts as good advice and what duties arise when offering guidance to others.
Environmental ethics and future-oriented decision-making appear as well, particularly in discussions of climate change and procreation, where uncertainty about future conditions complicates judgments about bringing children into the world. Interspersed are lighter reflective moments that reveal philosophers’ backgrounds and perspectives on the discipline itself, complementing the show’s broader aim of making ethical inquiry accessible through concrete questions.
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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 |