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Apr 19, 2023
“An eye that cannot weep” — What does compassion demand of us?
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In the final episode of our Ramadan series, we explore the roots of our occasional heedlessness when confronted by the plight and pleas of another person: What could make us callous to their suffering, and how should we respond?
Apr 12, 2023
“Knowledge that does not benefit” — On the uses and abuses of information
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In the fourth instalment of our Ramadan series, we discuss whether “knowledge” which is wielded in a way that demeans others, or which is accumulated as a form of vanity, can really be considered beneficial?
Apr 05, 2023
“A soul that will not be satisfied” — The problem of human restlessness
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For this third show in our Ramadan series, we’re asking what it is about the human condition that seems to drive it to perpetual discontentment? What is the virtue of repose, and when does “contentment” become indolence or conformity, a chronic lack of curiosity?
Mar 29, 2023
“A prayer that is not heard” — The dangers of ego-centric speech
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Ego-centrism is a form of inattentiveness, a failure to be responsive to the moral reality of another person. In this second instalment in our Ramadan series, we explore how such inattentiveness can corrupt our words and actions.
Mar 22, 2023
“A heart that cannot humble itself” — The virtue of intellectual humility
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What does it mean to be intellectually humble? How might such humility be cultivated? What are its benefits — both to ourselves and to those around us?
Mar 15, 2023
Should Fawlty Towers’ farcical vision of Britain be “rebooted”?
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Now that John Cleese has announced that the iconic series will return, it’s worth examining what made Fawlty Towers a masterpiece — and whether its interaction with the political climate of the 1970s had anything to do with it.
Mar 08, 2023
What does the failure of Robodebt tell us about the government’s “duty of care”?
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What made the Online Compliance Initiative — better known as the Robodebt scheme — so egregious is the way it was designed to treat those purported to be “welfare cheats” with utter contempt.
Mar 01, 2023
What does it mean to be a moral parent?
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Even though we rarely frame it in these terms, it is hardly inappropriate to refer to the relationship between a parent and a child as a moral relationship. Professor Luara Ferracioli joins Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens to explore the nature, and limits, of that relationship.
Feb 22, 2023
Should early childhood education be compulsory?
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There are good political and philosophical reasons for seeing free and equal access to early childhood education as an expression of our shared commitment to justice.
Feb 15, 2023
Sports betting: Is it corrupting what it means to be a fan?
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Dr Lauren Gurrieri joins Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens to discuss the sophisticated ways sports gambling operators are targeting new clientele — through targeted ads and by parasitising existing social media technologies.
Apr 19 | 00:54:01
“An eye that cannot weep” — What does compassion demand of us?
Apr 12 | 00:53:39
“Knowledge that does not benefit” — On the uses and abuses of information
Apr 05 | 00:53:53
“A soul that will not be satisfied” — The problem of human restlessness
Mar 29 | 00:53:34
“A prayer that is not heard” — The dangers of ego-centric speech
Mar 22 | Unknown
“A heart that cannot humble itself” — The virtue of intellectual humility
Mar 15 | Unknown
Should Fawlty Towers’ farcical vision of Britain be “rebooted”?
Mar 08 | Unknown
What does the failure of Robodebt tell us about the government’s “duty of care”?
Mar 01 | Unknown
What does it mean to be a moral parent?
Feb 22 | Unknown
Should early childhood education be compulsory?
Feb 15 | Unknown
Sports betting: Is it corrupting what it means to be a fan?
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