We’re told empathy is always the answer. Psychology and neuroscience suggest it’s more complicated—and sometimes, more ...

Acting morally can be difficult, especially when it involves risking social disapproval and going against the crowd. Understanding what factors help people act morally when they are under pressure to ...

There seems to be a great deal of confusion among voters regarding the dividing line between what is moral and what is legal. This leads to many of the cultural struggles that so desperately irritate ...

This op-ed is part of The Hill’s “How to Fix America” series exploring solutions to some of America’s most pressing problems. We often hear that Democrats and Republicans are worlds apart. But what if ...

When we’re kids, we start to learn the difference between right and wrong. But how much of that development comes from the movies we watch at that age? A team of researchers that includes a Michigan ...

Many of us are outraged today. We dig in our heels around our beliefs on abortion, vaccines, immigration, or gender. We believe we are morally right and the other side is wrong. And the other side ...

The big thinkers at Aperture discuss what morality is and how it shapes human behavior.

In A Nutshell Holocaust survivors possess knowledge historians cannot fully replicate. Their understanding emerges from living as someone whose life was shattered by genocide, not just from witnessing ...

While discussing Constitution Day recently with my students, one thing I encountered consistently was their genuine curiosity to know more about the moral and ethical foundation of the U.S.

Moral distress occurs when someone feels constrained from acting on their ethical beliefs due to institutional or other external pressures. Moral distress is a significant challenge that may confront ...