The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speak to Sharon Bridglalsingh, Director of Law and Governance at Milton Keynes City Council.

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.

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!

In the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social , Jim speaks to Alfred Archer (Tilburg University) & Georgie Mills (TU Delft) about cancel culture.

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.

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

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

Lovely to see us get a mention in the current edition of Vogue! @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social gave comment on modern dating.

My latest article about AI in online dating with @nmckeever3.bsky.social in @theconversation.com theconversation.com/ai-can-be-yo...

The Future of Practical Ethics IDEA The Ethics Centre, University of Leeds 8th - 10th September 2025 Keynote Speakers: • Clare Chambers (Cambridge) • Helen Frowe (Stockholm) • Elselijn Kingma (KCL) REGISTRATION NOW OPEN conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...

The book is out in November with @politybooks.bsky.social - find out more here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Back in November Jim Baxter had a conversation on @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social with Adam Byfield about providing ethical assurance for AI applications in healthcare. Jim was keen to continue the conversation focusing on more specific issues.

New Episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social out today! This episode sees Jim Baxter speak to Lisa Bortolotti, philosopher at the University of Birmingham.

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting the first of 2 public lectures we have planned to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. Gavin Esler, former BBC correspondent & presenter of newsnight, spoke to our audience on themes of trust, truth & the challenges facing politics & media in the 21st century.

It was a pleasure to film yesterday’s engaging talk by journalist, broadcaster & author Gavin Esler “Dead Cats, Strategic Lying & Truth Decay”. He shared thought-provoking insights on truth, deception, and public discourse. The event was part of @idea-leeds.bsky.social 20th anniversary celebrations.

I had a lovely time taking to Jim Mora of Radio New Zealand about the current state of dating apps. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

In the latest episode of Ethics Untangled Jim speaks to Tim Watkin, a journalist and media manager. What do you think? Who is to blame for the lack of trust in journalism? How can we restore trust? Link to Podcast here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea.... #PhilosophyMatters

Joe Fogarty has spent over 30 years working in national security and law enforcement, in the UK and elsewhere. He's currently working on cyber-security risks and organised crime for the UK's central government, as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre.

In the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social Jim Baxter speaks to Luke Ulas, University of Sheffield and Josh Hobbs from IDEA about Cosmopolitanism - "the idea that all human beings, regardless of their political affiliation, are (or can and should be) citizens in a single community."

The introduction to the Special Issue 'Commemorating Evildoers' is out (pre-view). I am told the whole issue will come out soon. Co-edited with Hallich for Journal of Applied Philosophy #ethics @idea-leeds.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Join us for a 20th anniversary lecture by journalist & author Gavin Esler, examining the crisis of trust in politics & media. He'll discuss themes from his book, Britain Is Better Than This, focusing on "the politics of distraction" & ways to rebuild trust in public life. book here: buff.ly/lGAbhA2

Have you booked your space on our public lecture with Gavin Esler?

New article @idea-leeds.bsky.social Moral Development Repentance Self-Affirmation in Public Reason Journal of Political and Moral Philosophy I say more similarities between Kant and Nietzsche (than you think) and repentance can be a form of self-affirmation (in Kant) publicreason.ro/articol/171

Have you listened to our 2 most recent episodes of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social? Ethics Untangled is produced by IDEA The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds. Link to Podcast here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-resea... #PhilosophyMatters

This week's Episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speak to Simon Kirchin, who is Professor of Applied Ethics & Centre Director here at IDEA, The Ethics Centre about drag. Performances which use clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate gender signifiers and gender roles.

Every year, @leedsprhs.bsky.social and @idea-leeds.bsky.social host a distinguished visiting speaker for a series of four lectures on a topic in theoretical philosophy. Over two weeks they are immersed in our community, and talk with students, staff, and the general public.

Simon Kirchin, Director of @idea-leeds.bsky.social has recently sent out a 2nd call for papers for the Future of Practical Ethics conference we are holding in September. Find out more at the following link: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics/news/...

Lovely to see this! Featuring Simon Kirchin, head of @idea-leeds.bsky.social

As part of British Philosophy Fortnight I’ll be talking about my project exploring the ethics of dating apps. #philosophymatters #philfortnight2025

The @idea-leeds.bsky.social steps feature heavily too!

Nice to get a mention in this article on what @ethicaldating.bsky.social has been upto www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Misinformation, fake news, hate speech, satire, the arts, political protest. These are all examples of what you might call disruptive speech. A free speech absolutist would say that all of these forms of speech should be tolerated, if not welcomed.

UK followers under 35, please consider filling in this form to help researchers better understand modern dating.

In the most recent episode of Ethics Untangled Jim Baxter speaks to Trystan Goetze, Senior Lecturer in the Ethics of Engineering at Cornell University.

Natasha McKeever has been quoted in an article on The Guardian. Posted on 15th Feb the piece "They say we don't like sex, drugs, democracy or DIY. But here's how we in gen Z really feel" explores the generational views of Gen Z You can read the full piece here:

BBC Morning Live financial expert Iona Bain visited University of Leeds as part of an investigation into the pricing structure of popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge

Meet our speaker for the 20th anniversary public lecture we are holding on Monday 30th June, Professor Heather Widdows.

When Jim Baxter was doing his undergraduate degree back in the 90s, the Internet was a bit of a novelty. It was fun to play with, and you could see theoretically how it was probably going to be quite important.

He is also an applied ethicist who specialises in teaching non-philosophers, and so will be swapping notes with the @idea-leeds.bsky.social staff about best practice and new forms of teaching.

Simon will be working on a project exploring how to use Heartstooper by Alice Oseman as a way to teach ethics to people training to be teachers. He has interests in serial forms of media as pedagogic aids, as well as the philosophy of love, sex and relationships.

Welcome to Dr Simon Meisch who joins us this term as a visiting fellow from the University of Tübingen!

Meet our speaker for the 20th anniversary public lecture we are holding on Tuesday 17th June, Gavin Esler.

How to Fix Dating Apps? Luke and Natasha set out their answer in this new @universityofleeds.bsky.social podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/5ano...

LOVE: COMPLEXITIES OF CONNECTION What does it mean to love and be loved? How do different forms of love shape our lives, relationships, and sense of self?

Leeds folk - check out our public event next week. Love: complexities of connection. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-compl...

As part of the celebrations for its 20th anniversary, IDEA The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce the online workshop event: The Ethics of Body Disposal. This will be held online on Thursday 3rd July 2025.

Is AI our Enemy or Our Friend? Andrew Kirton spoke to the University of Leeds Alumni magazine about the positives and pitfalls of AI. You can read the piece here: https://buff.ly/3EdgfGI