When we look back at the beliefs and practices of our ancestors, we are often shocked at what they found morally acceptable: the public torture of criminals, the trading of slaves, and the subjugation ...

Ethics represent the beliefs of your external community, while your morals are your personal, internal sense of right and ...

Thank you. I am sure you are receiving many unpleasant emails and calls. I would like to add to the other and, likely, much smaller list of those who are grateful. My wife and I have three young kids ...

Vox recently asked 15 experts on moral philosophy and public policy to answer the following question: "What do we do know that will be considered unthinkable in 50 years?" The resulting essays are ...

Whenever a new technology comes along that creates a revolutionarily new means of communication, the young glom onto it and their elders, or a highly vocal group of them, believe it is leading to the ...

Most everyone has illustrated moral courage at some point in their life: perhaps it was in confronting a friend with a drinking problem or choosing not to cheat on the exam when everyone else seemed ...

There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie "My Favorite Year," which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons too ...

Whether it was a riot at a petrol station in Königsdorf, an attack on a taxi driver in Essenbach or an attack on a pregnant woman in Marktredwitz, Münchberg near Hof, courageous people were once again ...