For Kant, true moral actions must be motivated by duty, not some desired outcome. To have moral worth, our actions must be ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Cable TV news is filled with examples of moral outrage. Hosts of news programs display high levels of anger at some situation going on in the world. They describe a violation of a deeply-held belief ...

As science innovation has progressed, and as we celebrate what that means, a new and urgent need exists. As citizens of the world, we all have a responsibility to think morally and ethically about ...

Thank heaven for little girls. So sang French actor Maurice Chevalier in a famous song celebrating “their little eyes so helpless and appealing” and the fact that “they grow up in the most delightful ...