IDEA The Ethics Centre
@idea-leeds.bsky.social
A specialist unit within @leedsprhs.bsky.social at University of Leeds where we blend theoretical enquiry & real-world experience to address complex ethical issues facing the world today via teaching, research & consultancy & training in applied ethics.
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It’s Global Ethics Day, the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
Have you signed up to our Medical Ethics Colloquium yet?
Each January, IDEA the Ethics Centre hosts an informal colloquium on Biomedical and Health Care Ethics at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley. Find out more here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Have you signed up to our Medical Ethics Colloquium yet?
From the origins of the “drowning child” to its influence on Effective Altruism, we dig into whether the analogy really holds, and what it means for how we live.
Listen here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea... or via your usual podcast platform.
Listen here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea... or via your usual podcast platform.
Ethics Untangled Podcast
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December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
From the origins of the “drowning child” to its influence on Effective Altruism, we dig into whether the analogy really holds, and what it means for how we live.
Listen here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea... or via your usual podcast platform.
Listen here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea... or via your usual podcast platform.
What can a shallow pond teach us about our moral obligations to strangers?
On the latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode, David Edmonds joins Jim to explore the story behind Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment — and why it still provokes such fierce debate today.
On the latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode, David Edmonds joins Jim to explore the story behind Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment — and why it still provokes such fierce debate today.
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What can a shallow pond teach us about our moral obligations to strangers?
On the latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode, David Edmonds joins Jim to explore the story behind Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment — and why it still provokes such fierce debate today.
On the latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode, David Edmonds joins Jim to explore the story behind Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment — and why it still provokes such fierce debate today.
Each January, IDEA the Ethics Centre hosts an informal colloquium on Biomedical and Health Care Ethics at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley. Find out more here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Each January, IDEA the Ethics Centre hosts an informal colloquium on Biomedical and Health Care Ethics at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley. Find out more here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Listen here: buff.ly/OmLB26T to find out how stories can make ethics complex, subtle, and grounded in real-life situations.
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Listen here: buff.ly/OmLB26T to find out how stories can make ethics complex, subtle, and grounded in real-life situations.
This week’s Ethics Untangled episode takes a different approach:
Instead of debating one ethical issue, Jim speaks to Simon Meisch about how serial narratives e.g. comics & TV series, can highlight ethical questions & spark dialogue using Heartstopper as an example.
Instead of debating one ethical issue, Jim speaks to Simon Meisch about how serial narratives e.g. comics & TV series, can highlight ethical questions & spark dialogue using Heartstopper as an example.
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This week’s Ethics Untangled episode takes a different approach:
Instead of debating one ethical issue, Jim speaks to Simon Meisch about how serial narratives e.g. comics & TV series, can highlight ethical questions & spark dialogue using Heartstopper as an example.
Instead of debating one ethical issue, Jim speaks to Simon Meisch about how serial narratives e.g. comics & TV series, can highlight ethical questions & spark dialogue using Heartstopper as an example.
Are we misleading future generations about the climate crisis?
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
Ethics Untangled Podcast
Ethics Untangled is a series of conversations about the ethical issues that affect all of us. In each episode, Jim Baxter interviews an academic, usually a philosopher, who has spent some time…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Are we misleading future generations about the climate crisis?
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
Join us for a thought-provoking Medical Ethics Evening at Leeds! 26 Nov @ 6pm
Talks on prenatal screening & psychiatric ethics.
Open to all, especially those interested in our Biomedical & Healthcare Ethics MA/PGDip
More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medical-et...
#MedicalEthics #Bioethics
Talks on prenatal screening & psychiatric ethics.
Open to all, especially those interested in our Biomedical & Healthcare Ethics MA/PGDip
More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medical-et...
#MedicalEthics #Bioethics
Medical Ethics Evening
Join us for a thought-provoking evening discussing medical ethics at IDEA: The Ethics Centre, with free drinks and food!
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November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Join us for a thought-provoking Medical Ethics Evening at Leeds! 26 Nov @ 6pm
Talks on prenatal screening & psychiatric ethics.
Open to all, especially those interested in our Biomedical & Healthcare Ethics MA/PGDip
More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medical-et...
#MedicalEthics #Bioethics
Talks on prenatal screening & psychiatric ethics.
Open to all, especially those interested in our Biomedical & Healthcare Ethics MA/PGDip
More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medical-et...
#MedicalEthics #Bioethics
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Dr Robbie Arrell has organised a one-day workshop on Sex, Deception, and Consent held at @idea-leeds.bsky.social on the 3rd of December. Learn more and sign up for free www.eventbrite.ie/e/sex-decept...
Sex, Deception & Consent
You are warmly invited to a 1-day
workshop on “Sex, Deception & Consent” marking the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
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November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dr Robbie Arrell has organised a one-day workshop on Sex, Deception, and Consent held at @idea-leeds.bsky.social on the 3rd of December. Learn more and sign up for free www.eventbrite.ie/e/sex-decept...
That project has involved talking to lots of lawyers who are both passionate and insightful about the job and the ethical challenges it presents. None more so than Sharon. Sharon was kind enough to come on the podcast and share some of her insights in this wide-ranging conversation.
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
That project has involved talking to lots of lawyers who are both passionate and insightful about the job and the ethical challenges it presents. None more so than Sharon. Sharon was kind enough to come on the podcast and share some of her insights in this wide-ranging conversation.
For the last year and a half, Jim Baxter and the consulting team at IDEA, The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds, have been working with the Law Society of England and Wales on a project looking at the ethics of in-house law.
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
For the last year and a half, Jim Baxter and the consulting team at IDEA, The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds, have been working with the Law Society of England and Wales on a project looking at the ethics of in-house law.
The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speak to Sharon Bridglalsingh, Director of Law and Governance at Milton Keynes City Council.
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speak to Sharon Bridglalsingh, Director of Law and Governance at Milton Keynes City Council.
We are grateful to the Society for Applied Philosophy, the Aristotelian Society, and IDEA: The Ethics Centre for supporting this event.
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We are grateful to the Society for Applied Philosophy, the Aristotelian Society, and IDEA: The Ethics Centre for supporting this event.
At the same time, treating one another as sexual agents, even sexual objects, has been defended as an important & joyful part of life.
5 researchers will present their work on objectification, sexualisation, & related issues at a 1 day conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social on 4th December.
5 researchers will present their work on objectification, sexualisation, & related issues at a 1 day conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social on 4th December.
Objectification and Sexualisation
Registration
Please note that we are currently only asking for registration for those who plan to attend in person.
To register, please email Robbie Morgan (r.morgan1@leeds.ac.uk) and Rosa Vince (r.vi...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
At the same time, treating one another as sexual agents, even sexual objects, has been defended as an important & joyful part of life.
5 researchers will present their work on objectification, sexualisation, & related issues at a 1 day conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social on 4th December.
5 researchers will present their work on objectification, sexualisation, & related issues at a 1 day conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social on 4th December.
Objectification is a core concept in feminist thought, often used for articulating what is going wrong in phenomena like catcalling, sexist advertising, a& unwelcome sexual attention.
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Objectification is a core concept in feminist thought, often used for articulating what is going wrong in phenomena like catcalling, sexist advertising, a& unwelcome sexual attention.
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Ethics Untangled guest Christina Nick's paper on whether politicians with dirty hands owe reparations to victims has been published. If you've got access, you can read it here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi....
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ethics Untangled guest Christina Nick's paper on whether politicians with dirty hands owe reparations to victims has been published. If you've got access, you can read it here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi....
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
@ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
is produced IDEA the Ethics Centre at
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
and can be found on your usual podcast platform or via ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea...
is produced IDEA the Ethics Centre at
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
and can be found on your usual podcast platform or via ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea...
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
@ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
is produced IDEA the Ethics Centre at
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
and can be found on your usual podcast platform or via ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea...
is produced IDEA the Ethics Centre at
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
and can be found on your usual podcast platform or via ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea...
In the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social , Jim speaks to Alfred Archer (Tilburg University) & Georgie Mills (TU Delft) about cancel culture.
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social , Jim speaks to Alfred Archer (Tilburg University) & Georgie Mills (TU Delft) about cancel culture.
You will find us wherever there are ethical questions. We teach in every corner of the university with scientists, engineers, medics, business people and even theatre students.
To learn more about our work, check out our website, social media, and podcast @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
To learn more about our work, check out our website, social media, and podcast @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
You will find us wherever there are ethical questions. We teach in every corner of the university with scientists, engineers, medics, business people and even theatre students.
To learn more about our work, check out our website, social media, and podcast @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
To learn more about our work, check out our website, social media, and podcast @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
Our work tackles the big topics of our time - from addressing climate change, taming AI, improving end of life care, or building better dating apps.
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our work tackles the big topics of our time - from addressing climate change, taming AI, improving end of life care, or building better dating apps.
It’s Global Ethics Day, the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s Global Ethics Day, the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
We are a large collective of ethicists researching and teaching throughout the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
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Here's a clip of Robbie and me chatting about emotional labour...
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Here's a clip of Robbie and me chatting about emotional labour...
The latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social is here & this week Jim speaks to our own Robbie Morgan about whether we should be worried about words such as" woke", "gaslighting" & others changing their meaning. Robbie argues that changes in meaning can rob us of the means to express important concepts
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The latest @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social is here & this week Jim speaks to our own Robbie Morgan about whether we should be worried about words such as" woke", "gaslighting" & others changing their meaning. Robbie argues that changes in meaning can rob us of the means to express important concepts
The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speaking to Orla Carlin (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) about how literature on Epistemic Injustice doesn't adequately cover social class related injustice & how this is partly due to underrepresentation of working-class voices in academia
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speaking to Orla Carlin (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) about how literature on Epistemic Injustice doesn't adequately cover social class related injustice & how this is partly due to underrepresentation of working-class voices in academia
After a summer break @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social is back!
In this episode Jim speaks to Lucy Osler, lecturer at the University of Essex about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their seeming ability to gossip.
#PhilosophyMatters
Ethics Untangled is produced by IDEA The Ethics Centre
In this episode Jim speaks to Lucy Osler, lecturer at the University of Essex about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their seeming ability to gossip.
#PhilosophyMatters
Ethics Untangled is produced by IDEA The Ethics Centre
September 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
After a summer break @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social is back!
In this episode Jim speaks to Lucy Osler, lecturer at the University of Essex about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their seeming ability to gossip.
#PhilosophyMatters
Ethics Untangled is produced by IDEA The Ethics Centre
In this episode Jim speaks to Lucy Osler, lecturer at the University of Essex about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their seeming ability to gossip.
#PhilosophyMatters
Ethics Untangled is produced by IDEA The Ethics Centre