CEPPA St Andrews
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Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs based at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Online at ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
He argues that homelessness and associated deaths are 1) the result of homeless people being dehumanised, and so ignored as insufficiently morally important to be worth spending resources on protecting, 2) entirely avoidable, and 3) should not be an accepted feature of our social landscapes.
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
He argues that homelessness and associated deaths are 1) the result of homeless people being dehumanised, and so ignored as insufficiently morally important to be worth spending resources on protecting, 2) entirely avoidable, and 3) should not be an accepted feature of our social landscapes.
In this article, they argue that the NHS's plan to test the entire genome of every newborn by 2030 to "predict and prevent illness" confuses 'prediction' with 'risk' of developing an illness. This, they argue, is an inaccurate and potentially dangerous mistake.
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In this article, they argue that the NHS's plan to test the entire genome of every newborn by 2030 to "predict and prevent illness" confuses 'prediction' with 'risk' of developing an illness. This, they argue, is an inaccurate and potentially dangerous mistake.
The paper argues that rights entail not only negative duties but also positive duties to protect and assist right-holders against violations of their rights, and these are grounded in the very same justification of rights and negative duties: the inviolable moral status of persons.
July 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The paper argues that rights entail not only negative duties but also positive duties to protect and assist right-holders against violations of their rights, and these are grounded in the very same justification of rights and negative duties: the inviolable moral status of persons.