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Philosophy & ethics
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Philosophy and Ethics
Explore those who are the guides to our understanding of the world - what leads philosophers to make leaps of faith? What is faith, and how does it shape our world? When ethical decisions are needed, who sets the standards?

Trust me, I'm a reboot

Why don't people trust technology?
Can there ever be a balance between technology and trust?

A different time and place

Slaves in a line

How should we judge slave owners? Were they innocent or guilty? Miranda Fricker talks about blame and historic injustice.

Beating against the flow

Church altar

A Gregorian chant CD in the pop charts? Find out why we're still into 1500 years old sacred music in a secular world.

 

Dirty tricks

Under arrest

Corporate spying is becoming more and more widespread. Does business have a problem with ethics?

The original Republican

Plato's Republic

Pupil of Socrates and tutor of Aristotle, get to know Plato.

 

Taking it further

Students in a library

Interested? Keen? Not sure where to go next? Why not explore our choice ways of taking it further.

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