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Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics

A selection of seminars and special lectures on wide-ranging topics relating to practical ethics. The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics was established in 2002 with the support of the Uehiro ... Read more

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Is AI bad for democracy? Analyzing AI’s impact on epistemic agency

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Professor Mark Coeckelbergh considers whether AI poses a risk for democracy n this St Cross Special Ethics Seminar Cases... Read more

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Shallow Cognizing for Self-Control over Emotion & Desire

Shallow Cognizing for Self-Control over Emotion & Desire

In the first St Cross Special Ethics Seminar of 2023, Dr Larry Lengbeyer explores 'shallow cognizing' as a form of self-... Read more

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