This post is in response to How Moral Principles Make Us Dumb By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and ...

People may instinctively know right from wrong, but determining if someone has good moral character is not a black and white endeavor. According to new research by Berkeley-Haas Assoc. Prof. Clayton ...

Often in our divided world we disagree with someone about a principle. Person A says that what matters is reproductive freedom and B says that what matters is protecting the unborn. Person C says that ...

Some people may rely on principles of both guilt and fairness and may switch their moral rule depending on the circumstances, according to a new study on moral decision-making and cooperation. When it ...

I appreciate Ferlin Pedro’s engagement with my views on the moral status of the unborn and the role of the state in addressing abortion (SN July 27, 2025). His critique raises important questions ...

Americans are passionately attached to no two things perhaps more closely than they are to their rights and to equality. Under the banner of furthering those two things have most of the broad social ...

A line circulating online says dignity lies in remaining faithful to one’s own moral principles. It captures a major part of Immanuel Kant’s ethics, but it is safer to treat the wording as a modern ...

A shipping container filled with wildfire relief donations from Kauai arrives at the Ramelb family’s distribution hub in Lahaina on Oct. 11. However, think for a minute about the results of modeling ...

Ethics and morals in business are the standards the organization uses to define what constitutes good and bad behavior by management and employees. Large corporations often put their ethical and moral ...

People evaluate others' moral character -- being honest, principled, and virtuous -- not simply by their deeds, but also by the context that determines how such decisions are made. Furthermore, the ...