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Sinopse
The podcast for the budding moral philosopher who loves TV but is too lazy to read Kant.Each episode Kate and Tom Gilliford review TV and film and investigate the ethical and philosophical puzzles that are thrown up, they argue about what they would do, explore the history of the problems that are thrown up before looking at the same problems in real-world examples.
Episódios
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![S1:E4 Loving liver?]()
S1:E4 Loving liver?
27/01/2018 Duração: 23minIn this episode, Kate and Tom take a look at The good doctor to explore Situation ethics. Join them as they debate livers, mandatory minimums and how doctors sleep at night.
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![Christmas special: Is Scrooge a good guy?]()
Christmas special: Is Scrooge a good guy?
22/12/2017 Duração: 16minKate and Tom pick apart Dicken's classic Christmas tale and try and work out if Scrooge actually becomes a good guy in the end.
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![S1:E3 The social media contract]()
S1:E3 The social media contract
06/12/2017 Duração: 35minIn this episode Kate and Tom, inspired by the libertarian comedy hero Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation, discuss the social contract and what it has to do with internet privacy. Roaming from the 1700s to the modern day they discuss everything from how to treat peasants to net neutrality.
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![S1:E2 Alien, vegatable, mineral?]()
S1:E2 Alien, vegatable, mineral?
22/11/2017 Duração: 32minIn this episode, Kate and Tom use Star Trek Discovery to try and work out what makes something a person. They explore everything from dolphins that went AWOL to transdimensional space mushrooms to try and decide when and how we can make use the animals around us.
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![Pilot: The trolly problem]()
Pilot: The trolly problem
07/11/2017 Duração: 21minIn this episode, Tom and Kate take a look at S2:E5 of Netflix's "The Good Place" and wrestle with the infamous trolly problem by taking a look at Utilitarianism, Brexit and ill-advised amateur surgery. Music - Curiousity by Lee Rosevere
