This week’s topic is charity and effective altruism. In an age where many charities are run in the same way as commercial businesses we question whether it is even possible to give to charity effectively. We explore a possible solution to this problem, the idea Read More …
Tag: ethics
Idle Talk 19 05 13 Is free riding wrong?
This week’s topic is the free rider problem. “A free rider, in economics, refers to someone who benefits from resources, goods, or services without paying for the cost of the benefit”. We try and workout if someone who avoids paying tax, yet still takes advantage Read More …
Idle Talk 12 08 12 Crime, punishment and Revenge
Despite feeling a little under the weather Rhodders struggles through some of today’s big issues. Starting with the sport, moving on to the justification of criminal punishment and ending in a shooting! Our guest this week is Niall Norbury a politics and philosophy graduate from Read More …
Idle Talk 02 08 12 “Ethics, Olympics and Doping”
In the words of Will I Am”That’s dope man!” With the Olympics still taking over London the show this week is about the ethics of substance doping and Gene doping in sports. Rhodders’ guest this week is Nick Harding, a masters student in ethics and Read More …