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Wednesday 29 February 2012

Fair Play is at the heart of sports ethics, and of Olympic ethics.  But what does it mean, and how does it work?

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Wednesday 15 February 2012

Education through sport is seen as the cornerstone of Olympic ideology. How has this key aim been implemented by London 2012?

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Wednesday 1 February 2012

The first of a series of three lectures, in the run-up to the London Olympic Games 2012, that will consider the ethical and political...

Monday 28 November 2011

This lecture considers moments of US and UK sexual citizenship situating these in terms of LGBT campaigning groups' actions,...

Tuesday 1 November 2011

What makes us happy? Is it a genetic trait that we are stuck with, or a product of events unfolding in our living? Does it help to be...

Wednesday 11 May 2011

Science is a perpetual search for new ideas, but this says nothing of how correct it is. Professor Angell argues that no matter how...

Thursday 2 December 2010

Based on texts of the Indian tradition, we will discuss questions regarding self, and seek to relate some of the philosophical ideas to...

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Euthanasia, whilst becoming a more frequent topic for comment in the Press, is still viewed with as much suspicion as eugenics a hundred...

Wednesday 22 April 2009

'Diversity' is increasingly fashionable; we're told it is a good thing and we should welcome, indeed encourage it. At the same time,...

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