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Listening to philosophy bytes is not a duty.
It's pure, unadulterated pleasure.
But we all do have some duties.
We might have a duty to look after a sick parent, perhaps.
We have certain duties to our fellow citizens.
Perhaps people in particular roles, doctors, lawyers and so on, have duties to their patients or clients.
Duties can feel like a burden they can weigh upon us.
But David Owens of King's College London thinks they should be welcomed.
David Owens, welcome to philosophy Bites.
Thanks.
It's great to be here.
The topic we're going to focus on is duty.
What is a duty?
Well, when I have a duty to do something like feed my children or something like that, that seems to have two connotations.