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The Centre is committed to raising awareness of ethical issues in the broader community and stimulating debate in the public arena. To this end, the resources listed on these pages are freely available to the public, and include journal articles and online lectures (MP3 and MP4).

 

 

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The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics was established in 2003 with the generous support of the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education of Japan. It is an integral part of the philosophy faculty of Oxford University, one of the great centres of academic excellence in philosophical ethics.

Oxford is one of the world's great centres for philosophy. More than one hundred and fifty professional philosophers work in the University and its colleges, between them covering a vast range of subjects within philosophy.    read more...

 

 

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Ethics of Brain Stimulation

Recent research in Oxford and elsewhere has shown stimulating the brain with an electrical current boosts performance on cognitive tasks, such as language and maths, memory, problem solving, etc

read more...                                                                      26 Jan 2012

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Julian Savulescu features in iPad magazine app

Brand Australia are launching a new iPad magazine 'Australia Unlimited'  today at the Australian High Commission in London

read more...                                                                      26 Jan 2012

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Lent Lecture: Mark Sheehan

Mark Sheehan is to deliver a lecture 'Rare and exceptional: Dealing with difficult healthcare resource allocation decisions' at KCL.

read more...                                                                      23 Jan 2012

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UPDATED: Adelaide Festival of Ideas

Listen to Julian Savulescu in recent panel discussions on life-extension and 'the case for perfection'

read more...                                                                      23 Jan 2012


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