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 ...

I have spent my career studying moral decision-making. Through my own research and that of my colleagues, I have become acutely aware of how moral motivations and justifications warp our thinking in ...

A new book finds this evidence in rational arguments. And in something those arguments can’t capture. There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the ...

Many scientists are cynical about moral reasoning. They claim that humans do not reason about right and wrong to improve their moral perspectives, they do so to justify themselves to others. Reasoning ...

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including ...

One of the enduring psychological inquiries involves the effort to discover mental rules explaining and deciphering conflicts in human interaction. There is a rampant tendency for people to use ...

Putting moral insight back into economics enhances understanding of political outcomes For much of the 20th century, the disciplines of moral psychology and economics were seen as distinct—each ...

This document is designed as an introduction to thinking ethically. Read more about what the framework can (and cannot) do. We all have an image of our better selves—of how we are when we act ...