Morality

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The internet is a paradise for cheaters

Karl D. Stephan | 30 January 2013 |

tags: cheating, education, morality

Universities have to work hard to discourage students from cheating.

On our best behaviour

Walter R. Schumm | 27 July 2012 |

tags: morality, society

You don’t need religion to work out what a good moral decision would be. A proposed scheme.

It’s only natural

Zac Alstin | 22 May 2012 |

tags: morality, natural law, same-sex marriage

The bitterest debates today in the public square often turn on what is "natural". The Chinese sages had a lot to say about this.

Lessons from the island of Utøya

Michael Cook | 24 April 2012 |

tags: Breivik, morality, Norway

The trial of a Norwegian mass murderer puts contemporary moral standards in the dock as well.

A morality pill a day keeps the police at bay

Michael Cook | 02 March 2012 |

tags: bioethics, medicine, morality

Would a morality pill with a morning orange juice really turn everyone into Mother Teresa?

The end of tolerance

Zac Alstin | 07 October 2011 |

tags: Britain, morality, tolerance

The illusion that moral diversity is a viable social strategy is at its last gasp.

Sauntering beyond good and evil

Michael Cook | 30 August 2011 |

tags: amoralism, atheism, morality

In a race to the bottom of ethics, an American philosopher may have got there first.

Morality for neurons

Denyse O'Leary | 01 April 2011 |

tags: materialism, morality, neuroscience

Can you build a system of moral behaviour on complete materialism? A famous neuroscientist gives it the old college try.

Why we can’t not legislate morality

Micah Watson | 11 November 2010 |

tags: law, morality

All legislation is moral. The sooner we recognize this fact, the better.

Breach of trust

Michael Cook | 17 September 2010 |

tags: ethics, Harvard, morality

A case of "academic misconduct" at Harvard has taken the gloss off "the new science of morality".

Reasoning about life

William E. May | 28 July 2010 |

tags: culture of life, morality, philosophy

Is it possible to reach agreement on disputed issues like abortion and euthanasia? Yes, but only if you are ready to reason things out. 

The clash over core American values

Godfrey Hodgson | 27 May 2010 |

tags: American politics, international relations, morality

The great contest of the United States in 2010 is about the moral nature of American society.

Infidelity: in spite of everything, we still care

John Robson | 18 December 2009 |

tags: morality, Tiger Woods

There is an encouraging lesson in the public reaction to the Tiger Woods scandal.

Moral sense and non-sense

Marie I. George | 13 February 2008 |

tags: evolution, human dignity, morality, Peter Singer, Steven Pinker

The new science of morality might sound impressive to those mesmerised by science but is it really new?