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Christopher Belshaw
Christopher Belshaw is an Honorary Associate in Philosophy at the Open University and York University. His research covers diverse topics in the theoretical side of applied ethics - questions of the value of death and the nature of a person as well as that of animals. His books include 10 Good Questions about Life and Death, Environmental Philosophy, and The Value and Meaning of Life.

Christopher Belshaw is an Honorary Associate in Philosophy at the Open University and York University. His research covers diverse topics in the theoretical side of applied ethics - questions of the value of death and the nature of a person as well as that of animals. His books include 10 Good Questions about Life and Death, Environmental Philosophy, and The Value and Meaning of Life.
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The Agony & the Ecstasy
Is pain a necessary part of human experience?

The Problem of Evil
Does 'evil' exist?

Morality of the Tribe
Should and can we treat all people equally?

The Lure of Lucifer
Why do we love Evil?

Our Sins and Our Selves
Should we embrace our inconsistency?

The Mystery of the Good
Is morality relative or absolute?

The Really Real
Is absolute right and wrong a fantasy?

The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial
Is morality simply prejudice?

Rethinking Feminism
Is there a universal goal for women's rights?

Being Human and Being Good
Is morality relative?

Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Rebecca Goldstein | Plato in the Age of Google

Is Religion Dangerous?
Faith - The Problem or The Solution

After Buddhism
What could secular Buddhism bring the West?

The Last Taboo
Paedophilia, innocence and morality

Doing Right and Feeling Good
Is morality about thinking or feeling?

Thinking Good and Doing Evil
Is belief in any morality dangerous?

On Evil
How do we explain our fascination with evil?

Trouble with Heaven
Why does the dark and the dangerous attract us?

On Humans and Animals
Peter Singer and Mary Midgley on what's next for animal rights

Dancing with the Devil
Can and should art be moral? Our controversial panel confront the darkness.

Rethinking Science and Spirituality
Rupert Sheldrake | They complement each other

Can Animals Be Moral?

Reason and the Gods
What do secular and religious worldviews share?

New Gods
Do we need religion? And if so, why?

The Fountain

Morality and Mindfulness
Vishvapani Blomfield | Can meditation fix ethics?

How to See Things Clearly
Overcoming Wilful Blindness | Margaret Heffernan

The Death of God and the War On Terror
Secularism versus religious fundamentalism

Ethics, Darwin and Dante
The assumptions behind moral beliefs

Good and Evil Around the Globe
Is morality rooted in culture? | Joel Robbins

Belief and the Gods
Is the divine a fantasy?

The Myth of Being Happy
We should give up on the obsession with happiness

Science and Religion
Can science and religion coexist?

In Place of Prejudice
Can rationality provide a basis for morality?

Death and the Human Animal
Is the quest for immortality a fool's errand?

God is an Orgasm

Of Lies and Necessity
Is honesty a fantasy?

Return of the Pagans
Does paganism offer a new haven for spirituality?

Moral Animals and Our Place in the Universe
Are good and evil unique to humans?

The Point of It All
Where should we turn to find meaning?

The Age of Nothing
The consequences of the decline of faith

The Banality of Evil
Nature versus nurture

Life's Secret
Purpose and the Pursuit of Happiness

Beyond Good and Evil II
Is morality instinctual?

True to Myself
Morality, virtues & consequences
A Tale of Love and Hate
Are love and hate inextricably linked?

Competition versus Cooperation
Can we survive and succed without competition?

Morality, Cruelty and Freedom
Attitudes towards animal suffering

In the Beginning was Nature
Spirtuality and the environment

Purity and Dirt
Uncovering the significance of cleanliness
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The two ideas that divide us

Nature loves a hypocrite

Who is to blame for migrant deaths?

In defence of pessimism

Christmas traditions don't need religion

The Epicurean's guide to Christmas

How four women revolutionised ethics

Are mandatory vaccines justified?

Groundhog Day vs Nietzsche: Reliving Your Life

The Return of Meaning

The power of anxiety

Humour is no joke

Change Thyself: your personality is a moral issue

The rules of war are absurd, but necesssary

What Hobbes really thought about war

Why getting what you want won't make you happy

Moderating Twitter's Moderators

Truth is questionable, and so is honesty

Nietzsche: your conscience is no saint

5 philosophers on how to face death

Happiness as an act of resistance

The present is all there is to happiness

Paul Bloom: The Pleasure of Suffering

Pandemic prediction from Lucretius

Mapping morality: Peter Singer vs his critics

The danger of ethics without empathy

Schopenhauer and the insatiable will to live

How effective altruism lost the plot

Pursuing happiness is a mistake

Nietzsche and the perils of denying your self