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What's the best way to do practical ethics?
What's the best way to work out how we should behave morally in different scenarios?
Some philosophers like to start by developing principles, often through the use of imaginary examples called thought experiments.
James Wilson, who teaches at University College London, believes this gets things the wrong way round.
James Wilson, welcome to philosophy bites.
Hello.
The topic we're going to focus on is real world ethics.
Now, obviously, all ethics in some sense is in the real world.
But what do you mean by real world ethics?
I mean helping us to make wise decisions about real life situations.