Philosophy Bites - Janet Radcliffe Richards on What is Philosophy?
Janet Radcliffe Richards on What is Philosophy?
In term 1 on 18/3/26, Helen led a discussion on moral philosophy / ethics. Please find below some notes on the subject prepared by Helen:
We will listen to the above podcast and have further discussion on this interesting topic.
Debate | Legalising the Sale of Human Organs
The following Youtube playlist lists videos of a debate on Sale of Human Organs at the Oxford Union Society on Thursday 29th October 2015. The motion was: This House Would Legalise the Sale of Human Organs.
Speakers in order of appearance:
Callum Tipple | Proposition
Naomi Barker | Opposition
Janet Radcliffe Richards | Proposition
Vivienne Parry | Opposition
John Harris | Proposition
Raanan Gillon | Opposition
This coming Wednesday, 20/5/26, I plan to watch some of the videos in this playlist and discuss the arguments made by both the proposing and the opposing sides.
Arguments of the debate
Please find below my summary of the arguments of the human organ debate:
Kidney trade in Iran
Iran currently is the only country in the world that allows the sale of one's kidney for compensation (typically a payment); consequently, the country does not have either a waiting list or a shortage of available organs. For more information, please see below:
Organ trade - Wikipedia page
Please see below:
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