A letter from July 29 indicated that the social issues of gay marriage and abortion are examples of a downward, sliding scale of morality by giving, in their words, “laughable and outlandish” examples ...

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Various theoretical categorizations of values and moral principles exist on the fields of psychology and sociology, not to mention philosophy. This article compares three influential ones used for ...

In religious and philosophical traditions, morality is held to have a singular importance; where moral considerations conflict with other considerations, many writers have insisted that moral ...

One just needs to Google “torture devices of the Middle Ages” to come out feeling sick to their core. For a large part of human history, torture was commonplace and also viewed as an essential means ...

As a coach and consultant, I have seen how unclear self-awareness can lead people to feel voiceless and/or compelled to follow orders without question. This article explores how self-dignity, morality ...

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including ...

Looked at in one way, human history can be viewed as a depressing litany of inhumane events: war, slavery, genocide, and political persecution. Looked at in another way, one can clearly see the ...

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including ...