Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Christmas 2016 - ideologies and moralities

Christmas 2016 - ideologies and moralities

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Christmas 2016 - ideologies and moralities

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In an ideal world, policies would be evidence based - but governments are made of humans, who have positions and ideologies and moral bases.

In this podcast Anthony Painter, from the RSA will be talking about why universal basic income may work, but who’s proponents cross ideological barriers, and writer and philosopher AC Grayling explains how economic arguments become moral crusades.


A universal basic income: the answer to poverty, insecurity, and health inequality?
http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6473

Morality and non-medical drug use
http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i5850
Released:
Dec 16, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.