In praise of unthinking national religion: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2023
Mummification and moral blindness: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, January 2023
Fracking and the Precautionary Principle:University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, September 2022
The Homeric power of advance directives: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2022
Hang onto your soul: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2022
The aliens are coming: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2022
The deadly danger of being sedentary: Psychology Today, November 2021
Being a hunter-gatherer in the office and the shopping mall: Psychology Today, September 2021
What sort of creature are you? Finding yourself in prehistory: Psychology Today, September 2021
What if stones have souls? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2021
Lockdown erodes agency:University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2021
Vaccine passports: Yes for me, no for you: Prospect magazine blog, March 2021
Ethics doesn’t rule, OK? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2021
Who you really are, and why it matters: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, January 2021
The duty to ignore Covid 19: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, October 2020
We’re all vitalists now: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2020
Farmers, fear, and human nature: A reply to Colin Tudge: Campaign for Real Farming, June 2020
Farmers show us how to fear properly: Oxford Real Farming Conference Review, May 2020
The irrelevance and elusiveness of consciousness: Journal of Medical Ethics blog, October 2019
Abolish medical ethics: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, June 2019
In praise of dementia: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2019
The re-greening of Abraham: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2019
Abortion: a law unto itself: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, January 2019
The dangers of biography: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, November 2018
The fetishisation of clinical guidelines: Journal of Medical Ethics blog, September 2018
The dangers of deferring to doctors: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2018
Paddington Bear and the Evangelicals: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, November 2017
The point of depression: OUP blog, October 2017
Damages and Communitarianism: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2017
The bright side of Brexit: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, October 2016
Emotions in the Wild: History of Emotions blog, May 2016
Brexit: Lessons from the law; University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, June 2016
Private education: in defence of hypocrisy: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2016
Mindfulness and Morality: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, February 2016
Meet the family: Waterstones blog: February 2016
Bentham and butterflies: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, January 2015
Humans are un-made by social media: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, February 2015
There are things that even lawyers won’t do: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2015
There is a duty not to be boring: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, June 2015
Bedroom Abortion: The law. Halsbury’s Law Exchange
Medical Ethics are ridiculous: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, February 2014
Notes from a philosophical Starbucks: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2014
Do we need a root and branch review of the Abortion Act? Halsbury’s Law Exchange, May 2014
Bedroom Abortion: The law. Halsbury’s Law Exchange
Medical Ethics are ridiculous: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, February 2014
Notes from a philosophical Starbucks: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2014
Do we need a root and branch review of the Abortion Act? Halsbury’s Law Exchange, May 2014
The devil is real, and we all know him: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, October 2014
A right to her ill partner’s sperm? Halsbury’s Law Exchange (with Rebecca Carter), January 2014
C.S. Lewis as a moral philosopher: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, November 2014
Facebook: You are your likes: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2013
What happens when you die? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2013
Casinos should say: Enough: Go home’ University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, June 2013
Killing by praying: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2013
Not all philosophers are equal: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, August 2013
Necessary sterilisation. An unnecessary decision: An NHS Trust v DE: Halsburys Law Exchange.
Abortion on grounds of gender: the DPP was right: Halsburys Law Exchange.
Teenage annihilation on an Aegean boat: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, September 2013
Euthanasia for children is wrong – as Belgium proposes new law: The Conversation, November 2013
Skipping intuitively over the is-ought gap: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, January 2012
There’s nothing that lawyers shouldn’t do: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, February 2012
Bold Private John Smith, VC, modified ‘t’ allele of TPH1 SNP rs2108977: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2012
Re XB: Advance decisions: a welcome judicial look: Halsburys Law Exchange, May 2012
Repent, Brother Dawkins: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2012
To kill or to violate? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, June 2012
On being yourself: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2012
How not to save the world: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, August 2012
DNAR orders can be medico-legally lethal (with Tony Hope): Halsbury’s Law Exchange
The deadly dangers of peer review: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, September 2012
DNAR order for a patient with Down Syndrome: Halsbury’s Law Exchange
Magic tricks and moral fibre: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, September 2012
Nine to Five Philosophers: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, October 2012
Autonomy: amorphous or just impossible? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2011
Autonomy: amorphous or just impossible? University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2011
Why Wills and Kate must breed: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2011
Philosophy is the transformation of sheep: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, August 2011
Is a child a blessing? (The Santana case):University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, September 2011
My son’s dyslexic, and I’m glad:University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, October 2011
The cost of living and the cost of dying:University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, November 2011
Why philosophers should celebrate Christmas: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, December 2012
Castration and Conscience: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, March 2010
The Christian Right is wrong: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, April 2010
Lord Justice Nero?: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, May 2010
Greeks and Geeks: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, July 2010
Education is child abuse: University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog, December 2010