In this selection from The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachels sketches what he thinks would be a satisfactory ethical theory. Although his theory has much in common with utilitarianism, it ...

Huxley compared morality to a well-tended garden, which receives its productivity from the constant attention and effort of ...

Support and opposition to Christian nationalism are linked to people’s moral values more than religious, racial and political tribalism.

What is morality? Where does it come from, and how does it work? And how and why do moral values vary, between individuals, and across cultures? The theory of ‘morality as cooperation’ (MAC) argues ...

Margolis, Joshua D., and Andrew Molinsky. "Three Practical Challenges of Moral Leadership." In Moral Leadership: The Theory and Practice of Power, Judgment, and ...

Here are some of the arguments that have been put forward: all war is unjust and has no place in any ethical theory morality must always oppose deliberate violence just war ideas tend to make ...

When it comes to vaccine hesitancy, one particularly insightful but underappreciated model is the moral foundations theory, which Haidt developed with colleagues. Consider a parent who emphasizes ...

We need to educate ourselves in moral philosophy and look out for each other, as it becomes ever more clear that we cannot rely on the powers that be for either. Lest we all succumb to this economic ...