Is stealing from a small shop worse than from a chain?
Clare Carlisle
David Lammy has raised interesting questions on how we judge a crime like theft. Moral absolutism and monetary value are more compatible than you think
When should voluntary euthanasia not be an option?
Quassim Cassam
Quassim Cassam: The case of convicted rapist and murderer Frank Van Den Bleeken puts pressure on the standard arguments but for his victim’s sisters, there is only one answer
It’s right to ban the train fare-dodger from the finance industry for life
Nigel Warburton
Nigel Warburton: John Paul Burrows’ greed makes it unthinkable that he work with other people’s money – but the larger questions of social fairness shouldn’t be ignored
Even if it ‘works’, torture can never be right or made legal
Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown: The moral philosopher: The history of torture is long. From the 17th century to the modern-day CIA, it has been used to extract information
Is the Gurlitt collection so precious we forget its dubious heritage?
Nigel Warburton
Nigel Warburton: The moral philosopher: The paintings left to Bern Museum by Cornelius Gurlitt, son of a Nazi-era collector, may have strictly speaking been legally acquired but many were seized from Jewish owners
Ched Evans has served his sentence for rape – should he play football again?
Clare Carlisle
Clare Carlisle: The moral philosopher: We shouldn’t give up on either forgiveness or the need to set an example, which makes this a difficult case to answer
Suicide is legal – why are those who need assistance denied this right?
Nigel Warburton
Nigel Warburton: The moral philosopher: It now seems absurd that anyone was ever prosecuted for attempting to kill themselves. But those who are physically incapable are in a very different position
