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The Vital Ethical Contexts of Coronavirus
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast looks at the response from government and media to the pandemic through the lens of ethics. In the podcast, John is joined by David Shaw, a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel and… | Read on »
NUI Galway Student Tax Clinic
If you are an NUIG student, are/have been an employee/PAYE worker this year or any of the previous 4 years and are unsure about whether your tax affairs are in order please consider making an appointment. You may be due a refund or need to have your tax credits put in order! The goal of… | Read on »
How to Understand COVID 19
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses how to understand COVID19 and form reasonable beliefs about the public health information that has been issued in response to it. The podcast features Dr Katherine Furman, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Listen to the podcast… | Read on »
Dr Gerard Turley – Time to rethink commercial rates
Whitaker Institute member Dr Gerard Turley, of the Performance Management cluster, has written a new piece which argues the need to rethink commercial rates amid the ongoing pandemic. Time to rethink commercial rates Commercial rates are a vital source of income for local authorities to fund local public services. With many businesses temporarily closed or… | Read on »
Irish Humanities Alliance – “We need a hive mind, not a herd mentality.”
Whitaker Institute member Dr Nessa Cronin, of the Social Sciences Research Centre, has written a new article for Irish Humanities Alliance which explores the need for collective thinking in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and building a better future. Read the piece here.
The Ethics of Healthcare Prioritisation during COVID 19
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast featuring Lars Sandman from the University of Linköping , Sweden. In the podcast they discusses the ethics of healthcare prioritisation in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, focusing specifically on some principles Lars, along with others, developed for the Swedish… | Read on »
Dr John Danaher – Will COVID-19 Spark a Moral Revolution? Eight Possibilities
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has written an article which discusses the question of whether the pandemic will change our moral beliefs and practices in a significant way. Read the piece here.
Grief in the Time of a Pandemic
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses the nature of grief, the ethics of grief and how grief might change in the midst of a pandemic. John is joined by Michael Cholbi is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen to the podcast here.
Dr John Danaher – Pandemics and Collective Grief
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has written an article about the nature of grief in a pandemic. Read the full piece here.
COVID 19 and the Ethics of Infectious Disease Control
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which looks at the ethics of the infectious disease control measures implemented during the COVID19 pandemic. John is joined by Jonathan Pugh and Tom Douglas, both of whom are Senior Research Fellows at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in… | Read on »