During COVID-19 we have witnessed some commendable acts at the local and broader political levels, but there have also been some questionable behaviours and perhaps even some inexcusable actions and decisions. We cannot wind back the clock but

COVID-19: What Can Philosophy Do?

Jun 18th, 2020 19m 42s

Some have called the COVID-19 pandemic an unprecedented crisis, however there have been similar ordeals throughout history. Plagues in the first and second millennia caused millions of deaths and many more hardships, playing a significant role

COVID-19: Religion and Democracy

Jun 11th, 2020 31m 12s

We take a look at how grassroots democratic and religious participation has been affected by COVID-19 by speaking to community leaders in the Sydney Alliance.The Sydney Alliance is an organisation that engages everyday people from diverse rel

Crisis in the USA

Jun 4th, 2020 23m 40s

As the USA weeps for its pandemic victims and angry protesters take to the streets demanding that the lockdown and institutional racism finally end, what do we make of it all? In this episode we try and understand the role of religion in a time

COVID-19: Ethics in a World of Competing Sorrows

May 29th, 2020 28m 5s

The COVID-19 pandemic presents multiple ethical dilemmas that leave us with no easy solutions. This is often referred to in ethics as a world of competing sorrows. To help us think through some of the ethical complexities, we need an array of e

COVID-19: Ethics and Epistemic Virtue Online

May 22nd, 2020 30m 52s

At a time like this, it's incredibly important to be able to think well about the moral and epistemic quality of the online environments we find ourselves in. Tim Smartt, Research Associate and convenor of the Moral Philosophy & Ethics Educati

COVID-19: Ethics of Healthcare Rationing

May 13th, 2020 15m 17s

Dr Xavier Symons, IES Research Associate, questions some of the ethical approaches to healthcare rationing in times of COVID-19

Introduction by Professor John Lippitt, IES Director,

May 4th, 2020 4m 5s

Professor John Lippitt, Director of the Institute for Ethics & Society, introduces the Podcast series 'Virtues for the Times'.

COVID-19: Healthcare & Spiritual Care

May 4th, 2020 21m 16s

Dr Kate Jones, who is currently undertaking an Early Career Research Fellowship at the Institute for Ethics & Society jointly funded by The University of Notre Dame Australia and St Vincent’s Health Australia, speaks with Ilsa Hampton, CEO of M

COVID-19: Ethics of Public Health Responses

Apr 29th, 2020 14m 57s

The IES' Research Associate Dr Xavier Symons is a bioethicist with special research focus in the field of public health and healthcare rationing. In this episode, Xavier discusses the ethical underpinnings of public health responses to COVID-19

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