http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2010/3091992.htm Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the few people you are allowed to hate at Christmas, or at least you’re allowed to ‘dislike’ what he stands for. Miserly and lacking in empathy, Scrooge is essentially a joyless, friendless, humourless, lonely old man. But was he morally bad as common wisdom would have it? Our guest this week says NO. Ebenezer Scrooge was as a man of ethical principle.
Philosophers Zone - 18 December 2010 - Bah humbug - Why Ebenezer Scrooge is actually a man of principle
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Philosophers Zone - 11 December 2010 - The Athenian philosopher Epicurus
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They are among the most loved, or most feared, villains in science fiction. But what is it that makes Daleks such great baddies? What constitutes evil and why do the Daleks represent a very specific idea about rationality and morality? This week, we talk to a philosopher about what the Daleks have to tell us - in their mechanical, screechy voices - about who we are.
Guests
Robin Bunce
Director of Studies - Politics
Homerton College & Fellow St Edmund’s College
University of Cambridge, United Kingdomhttp://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2011/3244165.htm