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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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2103 Annual Uehiro Lectures

We are delighted to announce that Professor Thomas M Scanlon (Harvard University) is to deliver the 2013 public Uehiro Lecture Series in December

read more...                                                                      13 Jun 2013

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Videos: televised debates on 'enhancement'

View online videos of Julian Savulescu discussing human enhancement technologies

read more...                                                                      13 Jun 2013

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Free resource now available: 'Ethics for the Future of Life'

Conference Procedings of 2012 Uehiro-Carnegie-Oxford Ethics Conference are now freely available to download

read more...                                                                      13 Jun 2013

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IQ2 Debate: Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport

Is it OK for athletes to use performance enhancing drugs? Listen/watch latest IQ2 debate

read more...                                                                      13 Jun 2013


Vacancies

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Altruism [link]

 

Visitors

The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics hosts scholars and students wishing to engage in research in practical and applied ethics as academic visitors. Applications are invited three times a year and are to be submitted at least one term in advance of the proposed dates of the visit. Further details here.

 

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