Ethics for the 21st Century: a heros journey

Mention any of the big issues facing us in the 21st century - abortion, euthanasia, embryo research, designer babies, saviour siblings, genetically modified animals, human guinea pigs, animal research, nuclear power, pregnant men, assisted suicide or climate change - and you will inevitably start a debate. All of these issues, and everything else for that matter, has an ethical dimension. This lecture aims to set out the ethical challenges of life in the 21st century, and to inform the discussion about what's right and what's wrong.