Ethics
When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother’s voice in your mind.
In “Moral Ambition,” Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI’s potential while mitigating the risks.
A researcher weighs in on who’s accountable, when and why, in the eyes of the law — and whether the measures work as intended.
Are fava beans and chianti really the best pairing for human liver?
The philosopher Skye C. Cleary explores what being authentically happy looks like in a world where so many can’t be.
Just being a pessimist, cynic, or apathetic doesn’t make you a nihilist.
A reader asks whether we have an ethical responsibility to always debate bad beliefs, especially those that come from our elders.
The preservation and celebration of life, and not greed, should be our primary decision-making value.
The “Shopping Cart Litmus Test” is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one’s character?
“Values emphasizing tolerance and self-expression have diverged most sharply, especially between high-income Western countries and the rest of the world.”
Nicole has been dating someone for a while but it’s not working out from her point of view. Is sudden radio silence an ethical option?
Rich is brilliant at his job. He completes work in half the time of his coworkers. Should he have to sit at his desk just as long?
How would you feel about working like a Lutheran or a Cistercian?
The benefits of going the extra mile to be socially responsible are felt by customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Here’s a plan to secure them.
Whenever someone waxes poetic about terraforming alien worlds, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the ethical implications of the proposal.
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.
A controversial new philosophy paper tries to bring our moral prejudices to heel. Should it?
Lockdowns moved the burden of COVID from the at-risk elderly to the less-at-risk young. Does this sacrifice merit compensation?
Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day.
A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.
Pugs are funny and cute, but that is because we have bred them intentionally to have debilitating genetic mutations. Is that ethical?
A game that challenges pedestrians to avoid detection by an AI could help train tomorrow’s self-driving cars.
Exile is a kind of death of who you once were.
In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?
Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It’s a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?