EPISODE · Apr 13, 2018 · 59 MIN
4: #04: The Violinist
from The Eighth · host HeadStuff Podcasts
The Violinist. This Episode delves into the field of ethics, or moral philosophy, to see how it can help clarify a lot of our gut instincts around the issue of abortion. Ciara speaks to world-renowned Professor of Bioethics in Princeton University, Peter Singer; Professor Maureen Junker-Kenny, Head of Religions and Theology in Trinity College Dublin; and Dr Helen Watt, Senior Research Fellow and former Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford, UK. Credits Produced by Ciara O’Connor Walsh Executive Producer: Alan Bennett, HeadStuff Production assistance from Paddy Walsh and Brian from HeadStuff Artwork: Eimear Gavin Music: Max Richter, The Blue Notebooks, On the Nature of Daylight Max Richter, 24 Postcards in Full Colour, The Picture of Us Nine Inch Nails, Ghosts I-IV, Ghosts I
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The Violinist. This Episode delves into the field of ethics, or moral philosophy, to see how it can help clarify a lot of our gut instincts around the issue of abortion. Ciara speaks to world-renowned Professor of Bioethics in Princeton University, Peter Singer; Professor Maureen Junker-Kenny, Head of Religions and Theology in Trinity College Dublin; and Dr Helen Watt, Senior Research Fellow and former Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford, UK. Credits Produced by Ciara O’Connor Walsh Executive Producer: Alan Bennett, HeadStuff Production assistance from Paddy Walsh and Brian from HeadStuff Artwork: Eimear Gavin Music: Max Richter, The Blue Notebooks, On the Nature of Daylight Max Richter, 24 Postcards in Full Colour, The Picture of Us Nine Inch Nails, Ghosts I-IV, Ghosts I
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