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Uehiro Oxford InstituteIn this St Cross-Uehiro Lecture, “Rock star moralist” (Newsweek) and “the world’s most influential living philosopher” (New Statesman) Prof. Michael Sandel (Harvard University) discusses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meritocracy</a> beyond its seemingly positive connotation, providing an analysis of current socio-political issues in the light of what he calls ‘the tyranny of merit”. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/mv6Cg_3ccdw?si=_OmB6zh3jGBUsGfa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/mv6Cg_3ccdw?si=_OmB6zh3jGBUsGfa</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteJust one week to go before <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BitesizeEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BitesizeEthics</a> 2025! We're really looking forward to some great discussions and new perspectives on Ethics in the Age of AI. No experience necessary to take part, and there's still time to register: <a href="https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-ethics-summer-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-ethics-summer-2025</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteUK Assisted Dying Bill: Join us for a discussion of the bill and the moral disagreements 'Exploring Dissensus Through Dialogue' 30th April, 5-7pm. Registration required: <a href="https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/uk-assisted-dying-bill-exploring-dissensus-through-dialogue" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/uk-assisted-dying-bill-exploring-dissensus-through-dialogue</a> Uehiro Oxford Institute's Director of Medical Ethics Professor Dominic Wilkinson will be in conversation with multidisciplinary practitioner and cultural leader Mr Jamie Hale, exploring ways to move discussion forward in the face of dissensus on the bill.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AssistedDying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AssistedDying</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a>

Uehiro Oxford Institute‘Why being ‘lazy’ at work might actually be a good thing’ – In this new piece for <a href="https://flipboard.com/@ConversationUK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ConversationUK</a> Katrien Devolder explores what ‘laziness’ has come to mean in official settings, and how it may actually be justified effort management instead. Read here: <a href="https://shorturl.at/6NjGf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shorturl.at/6NjGf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laziness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laziness</a>

Uehiro Oxford Institute'Justifying Exclusion From Public Sport' - Read Edward Lamb's Highly Commended Graduate Paper from the National Uehiro Essay Prize here: <a href="https://shorturl.at/3q1hU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shorturl.at/3q1hU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PracticalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PracticalEthics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OxfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OxfordUniversity</a>

OfficinaProgetti.orgEvery day, inevitably, we confront the limits of our knowledge. Ignorance, in itself, simply means “not knowing.” What turns it into “the mother of all evils,” to quote Plato, is the way we manifest it.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticalthinking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/officinaprogetti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#officinaprogetti</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opinion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#growth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thinking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#knowledge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ignorance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#noprofit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/op" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#op</a> <a href="https://officinaprogetti.org/en/the-two-faces-of-ignorance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://officinaprogetti.org/en/the-two-faces-of-ignorance/</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilosophyMatters" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o3q6qcowfs3fosanl5pmaczi/post/3ll76u6eq722u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o3q6qcowfs3fosanl5pmaczi/post/3ll76u6eq722u</a>

Uehiro Oxford Institute'Bring Back Shame: Does the Ethical Value of Shame Justify Shaming?' - Read Nicole Oboko's Highly Commended Undergraduate Paper from the National Uehiro Essay Prize here: <a href="https://shorturl.at/h3h9N" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shorturl.at/h3h9N</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PracticalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PracticalEthics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OxfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OxfordUniversity</a>

DaN McKeeSome reasons why <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhiloFortnight2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiloFortnight2025</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/_H9HiMRBVWY?si=y21pJAzOJjIcB6y9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_H9HiMRBVWY?si=y21pJAzOJjIcB6y9</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteHow can AI change medical communication? Hazem Zohny, Jemima Allen, Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Suvalescu explore this question in our new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PracticalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PracticalEthics</a> blog postRead here: <a href="https://shorturl.at/1x6LC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shorturl.at/1x6LC</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MedicalEthics</a>

Philosophical PsychologyOur book review editor Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who is co-leading a project on conspiracy theories and storytelling features in this free <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> webinar TOMORROW kicking off <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PhiloFortnight2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiloFortnight2025</a> <a href="https://birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/events/2025/philosophy-and-conspiracy-theories" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/events/2025/philosophy-and-conspiracy-theories</a> Register and enjoy! <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@philosophy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@psychology</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteUnderstanding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consent</a> on a deeper level: Joanna Demaree-Cotton, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> fellow at the UOI, explores what all 'yes' can mean in this new paper in collaboration with scholars from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yale</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UMichigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UMichigan</a>. Read here: t.co/Iqu2cnMWPh <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/practicalethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#practicalethics</a>

UoYPhilosophyOpportunity for philosophy students! The British Philosophical Association is launching the first ever British Philosophy Fortnight in March 2025 to celebrate UK Philosophy. As part of this, they are running a competition open to any UK philosophy student (UG or PG). The task: create a video (up to 45 seconds) that starts “Philosophy Matters to me because…” and share on Instagram with <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> and <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/PhiloFortnight2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiloFortnight2025</a>. Also email to s.kirchin@leeds.ac.uk and admin@bpa.ac.uk with your name and university, and the subject heading: <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/PhilosophyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyMatters</a> Competition - UNIV. The deadline is Friday 7th March 12 noon. The winner will be part of a panel at Parliament and Senate House on March 20th, with travel and lunch paid for. Please share widely!More info here: <a href="https://bpa.ac.uk/activities/philosophymatters/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bpa.ac.uk/activities/philosophymatters/</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteAlberto Giubilini discusses the burden of acting against one’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conscience</a> in this talk at the 2023 McDonald Centre Annual Conference, "Conditions for Corrosion: How are Good Healthcare Practitioners Made and Lost?" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAw7IZuBkM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAw7IZuBkM</a>. This talk led to his recent article in the JME, on conscientious objection in healthcare: Professional obligations and the demandingness of acting against one’s conscience: <a href="https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2024/12/23/jme-2024-110447" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2024/12/23/jme-2024-110447</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConscientiousObjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConscientiousObjection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophymatters</a>

Uehiro Oxford InstituteWe're thrilled to be taking part in Swindon's amazing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FestivalofTomorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FestivalofTomorrow</a> hosting a special screening of Cyborg: A Documentary and Q&A with director Carey Born and expert speakers Chris Register and Cristina Voinea. 20 Feb 7pm <a href="https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/fot-cyborg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/fot-cyborg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyborg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyborg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophymeetsart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophymeetsart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophymatters</a>

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