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 ...

A letter from July 29 indicated that the social issues of gay marriage and abortion are examples of a downward, sliding scale of morality by giving, in their words, “laughable and outlandish” examples ...

Conceptual frameworks drawn from theories that have shaped the study of ethics over centuries can help us recognize and describe ethical issues when we encounter them. In this way, a basic grasp of ...

Among the myriad perplexities of our recent presidential elections is the apparent paradox by which a voter base presumably made largely of moral individuals voted in droves for a candidate who has ...

One just needs to Google “torture devices of the Middle Ages” to come out feeling sick to their core. For a large part of human history, torture was commonplace and also viewed as an essential means ...

This is the second in a two-part series on morals. You can read the first one here. How do I teach students about morality when I’m not perfect? You can turn that concern into a challenge to do better ...