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25 Jun 2013
Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad
In this audio presentation, Suzan Johnson Cook, who is Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State, and Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, broadly discuss the issue of religious tol... More on «Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad»
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18 Jun 2013
Using Religion to Justify Violence
In this audio presentation, Steve Clarke, who is from the Oxford Martin School's Institute for Science and Ethics, explores the relationship between religion and violence, with a particular emphasis on the primacy of the afterlife as a way to justify... More on «Using Religion to Justify Violence»
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5 Jun 2013
Why do People Migrate?
In this audio presentation, six experts explore the economic, political, social, legal and other reasons for migration. More on «Why do People Migrate?»
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Jun 2013
Religion in Conflict and Peacemaking, with Particular Reference to South Africa
In this audio presentation, Liz Carmichael, who is a member of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology, talks about the historic and present role of religion in South African politics and society, with a particular emphasis on the role it played duri... More on «Religion in Conflict and Peacemaking, with Particular Reference to South Africa»
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27 May 2013
The Current Laws on Drugs and Alcohol: Ineffective, Dishonest and Unethical?
In this audio presentation, David Nutt, who is a Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, talks about over-relying on laws to control drug use. More on «The Current Laws on Drugs and Alcohol: Ineffective, Dishonest and Unethical?»
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13 May 2013
Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight
In this audio presentation, journalist Stephanie Hepburn talks about the status of human trafficking legislation around the world. More on «Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight»
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2 May 2013
Rescuing Responsibility from the Retributivists - Neuroscience, Free Will and Criminal Punishment
In this audio presentation, Frej Klem Thomsen, who is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University, talks about retributivist justifications for punishment and the basic neuroscientific argument against them. More on «Rescuing Responsibility from the Retributivists - Neuroscience, Free Will and Criminal Punishment»
