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It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
Corporate wrongdoing is underpinned by a morality that many of us have voted for.
The trolley dilemma is a staple of philosophy because it probes our intuitions about whether it’s permissible to kill one person to save many more.
Locavore, freegan, kangatarian, flexitarian … what we eat has become a moral minefield. Religions have long enforced food-related prohibitions, but in a secular context we could do with a little less moralising at the kitchen table.
Some believe neuroscience should change the way we punish criminals, but courts have been slow to embrace new approaches.
Economic sense has been largely irrelevant in the unfolding Greek drama. Instead, morality has been at its heart.
Too often, the moral character of women who commit neonaticide plays a part in their trial.
A new study reveals that we are more likely to trust people who follow simple moral rules – or at least give moral problems some serious thought.
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
For human groups to grow from small, intimate communities to the huge interconnected societies we know now, people needed to be willing to cooperate with strangers. Religion might have played a big role.
Just how much disclosure is it reasonable to expect from a sex partner, particularly if that relationship isn’t a serious and committed one?
While children from religious households may seem less generous according to one piece of research, seen in another light these traits may be a good thing.
Considerations of the moral case for coal must do far more than consider whether cheap fossil energy will lift people out of poverty. It must consider the pollution and harm to nature that come with it.
There’s no single region in the brain responsible for all moral decision making. But neuroscience research has shown specific brain regions are involved when we’re faced with moral dilemmas.
Hackers calling themselves “The Impact Team” recently stole the customer data of Ashley Madison, an online dating service for people who are married or in committed relationships. Ashley Madison employs…
Feeling guilty and out of your depth as a parent? You’re not alone – and there are ways to turn the guilt you’re feeling into positive changes for your family.
The film 13 Minutes dramatises an attempt by Georg Elser to assassinate Hitler in 1939, to prevent the war the Führer was preparing for. How clear-cut was the moral justification for that act?
The latest Disney shows just how far psychology has come since the moralisers of the 19th century.
Is ethics up to the task of judging us for causing climate change?
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Honorary Associate in Philosophy, University of Sydney
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