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Needs of the Soul: Silence
Needs of the Soul: Silence
During Ramadan, we’re giving concerted attention to what makes for a healthy moral life. In a time characterised by clam... Read more
8 May 2019
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45mins
Ranked #2
Would it be wrong to 'rape' a sex robot?
Would it be wrong to 'rape' a sex robot?
Does ethics have anything to say to the prospect that some of the sexual fantasies enacted on sex robots will, undoubted... Read more
13 Mar 2019
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39mins
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Voice, Treaty, Truth: What would it mean to truly listen to the First Nations' call for justice?
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Ordinary vices: What’s wrong with lying?
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This week on The Minefield, we explore what Montaigne referred to as "that accursed vice" — the most corrupt and all-cor... Read more
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Why do we want celebrities to be 'authentic'?
Why do we want celebrities to be 'authentic'?
Why it is that we want to know the 'truth' about celebrities? What happens when the very promise of transparency, of aut... Read more
26 Feb 2020
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2019 — the year where nothing really mattered?
2019 — the year where nothing really mattered?
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11 Dec 2019
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What does it mean to be 'good'?
What does it mean to be 'good'?
Is 'goodness’ still a term that we should be using? Is there a difference between the 'good' and the 'virtuous' characte... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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Bonus - The world in a different light: Iris Murdoch’s philosophical vision
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In a century that produced a dizzying array of philosophers and philosophical approaches, few philosophers were as disti... Read more
15 Jul 2019
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International Women’s Day – cause for celebration, or commiseration?
International Women’s Day – cause for celebration, or commiseration?
The corporate rebranding of International Women’s Day (IWD) couldn’t be further from the day’s revolutionary roots, or a... Read more
4 Mar 2020
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After the fires, are we invited to moral community with trees?
After the fires, are we invited to moral community with trees?
Over the summer months, Australia has witnessed the devastation of forests and the immolation of wildlife on an unimagin... Read more
29 Jan 2020
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What new forms of life together — of modesty, prudence, simplicity, mutuality, sociality and cooperation — might we disc... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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Can climate science be communicated without compromising the science?
Can climate science be communicated without compromising the science?
There is undoubtedly a great need for climate science research to be communicated to the public in a manner that is clea... Read more
28 Aug 2019
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Can democracy survive the rise of surveillance capitalism?
Can democracy survive the rise of surveillance capitalism?
Advertising has always been about creating desires, not just appealing to an existing demand. And the tension between ca... Read more
21 Aug 2019
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Is capitalism inimical to ethics?
Is capitalism inimical to ethics?
Does capitalism cultivate an ethos, an understanding of the nature of social relations and mutual obligation that is ini... Read more
11 Mar 2020
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Should Donald Trump be impeached? (take two)
Should Donald Trump be impeached? (take two)
Is the damage that Trump is inflicting on US political culture and the office of the executive so egregious that legisla... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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