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2014 Uehiro Lecture (3): The Question of Legal Rights for Animals |
In these lectures I will raise some fundamental questions about the moral and legal standing of the other animals: the basis of our moral obligations to them, and whether it makes sense to think that animals might have legal rights. |
Christine M. Korsgaard |
24 Aug 2017 |
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2014 Uehiro Lecture (2): The Moral Standing of Animals |
In these lectures I will raise some fundamental questions about the moral and legal standing of the other animals: the basis of our moral obligations to them, and whether it makes sense to think that animals might have legal rights. |
Christine M. Korsgaard |
24 Aug 2017 |
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2014 Uehiro Lecture (1): Animals, Human Beings, and Persons |
In these lectures I will raise some fundamental questions about the moral and legal standing of the other animals: the basis of our moral obligations to them, and whether it makes sense to think that animals might have legal rights. |
Christine M. Korsgaard |
24 Aug 2017 |
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St Cross Seminar: The moral insignificance of self-consciousness |
In this talk, Dr Josh Shepherd examines the claim that self-consciousness is highly morally significant. |
Joshua Shepherd |
10 Jun 2015 |
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The rights and wrongs of abortion |
Rebecca Roache discusses the conflicting rights and interests of both foetus and mother. |
Rebecca Roache, Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds |
14 Oct 2014 |
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Was Schubert a musical brain? |
Prof. Raymond Tallis deepens his argument against the idea that we are our brains. He believes there is a distinction in kind between humans and other animals. This he illustrates by appeal to the differences between the music of Schubert and the singing |
Raymond Tallis |
07 May 2014 |
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Spiders, yes, but why cats? |
Prof.Iain McGilchrist illustrates his argument by appeal to a number of paintings done by psychotic patients. He points to various commonalities between these paintings and speculates on the ways in which they support claims about the two hemispheres and |
Iain McGilchrist |
07 May 2014 |
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Am I my mind? |
Prof. Iain McGilchrist, whilst agreeing with Tallis that we are not our brains argues that we can learn a great deal about our culture by learning more about our brain. In particular we should recognise we have two hemispheres, each with a different funct |
Iain McGilchrist |
07 May 2014 |
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Am I my brain? |
Prof. Raymond Tallis argues that extraordinary claims have been made for neurophysiology. For example it has been said that a person is nothing but his or her brain. Professor Raymond Tallis rejects this ‘neuromania’. He shows why it is attractive, but al |
Raymond Tallis |
07 May 2014 |
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On the very idea of criteria for personhood (4 Nov 2010) |
Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, Open University, gives a talk for the Ian Ramsay Seminar series on 4th November, 2010. |
Timothy Chappell |
18 Apr 2011 |
