Clergy sometimes place themselves in harm’s way for moral and religious reasons. A scholar of religious ethics explains when – and why.
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As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.
When people reflect on how their actions shape the future, they are more likely to support solutions to present-day issues like poverty and inequality.
A scholar of religion and migration writes about the long-standing tensions among Christians regarding their moral obligations to those more or less closely connected to them.
Autonomous AI is still designed by people − so who or what is really responsible for its actions? For centuries, theologians have posed similar questions about mankind and God.
While AI is intended to help us, it tempts us to abandon judgment and moral responsibility. And without a proper understanding of how it works, we cannot circumvent its negative effects.
The kids are right when it comes to climate change, says an ethicist: adults have a moral and ethical responsibility to take the necessary actions to stop climate change.
How do jurors use different kinds of information about mental illness when making sentencing decisions? An experiment finds that neurobiological evidence could harm or help defendants.
Many Americans are fretting over paying their taxes. A philosopher says the moral question isn’t as much about a duty toward the government, but being fair to fellow tax-paying citizens.
Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant? As neurotechnologies advance, a neuroethicist and a legal expert write that now’s the time to hash it out.
Employers like Michigan State play a critical role in protecting people – or not – from abuse by people on their payroll.
Critics say that Thabo Mbeki’s character matters less than his AIDS denialism. But these things are actually intimately linked.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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PhD Candidate in Philosophy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Law, Liberty, & Justice Program, Clemson University
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Associate Professor of Law, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience, Georgia State University
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Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Ethics & Global Social Change, University of Guelph
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Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, Georgia State University
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Professor of organisational theory & Director of the Centre for Social Ontology, Digital Chair., GEM; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State
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Professor of Data Science, Philosophy, & Policy, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Computing, University of Utah
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Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utah
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Chair in Business and Professional Ethics, University of British Columbia