Speaking up at work —about a project, assignment, or task — is difficult. Speaking up about a morally charged issue? Well, there may not be a harder endeavor. As organizations continue to advocate for ...

The moral life unfolds between humility and autonomy. Should we view ourselves as limited dependent beings, who must accept our mortality and fragility? Or should we view human beings as free agents, ...

Last November, the International Space Station (ISS) had to dodge space junk again. The ISS had to fire its thrusters to avoid a collision with space junk in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The ISS fired its ...

Modern life is morally exhausting. And confusing. Everything we do seems to matter. But simultaneously: nothing we do seems to matter. My friend, an outspoken environmentalist, recently posted to ...

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In the heightened political context of an election year, a group of political philosophers start a new journal in which they use the tools of high-level political philosophy to address issues of ...

Mr. Gary Cosby believes America’s moral problems begin in “the” church, creating a crisis for “the” faith, resulting in “a major decline in our national morality” (Dec. 14). But he fails to ...

Engineering ethics, like medical ethics, has become a branch of the larger field of practical and professional ethics. Engineers first formulated ethical norms specifically for engineering practice in ...