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 ...

French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin created innovative, enduring paintings and sculptures set on Tahiti and other Pacific ...

Political philosophers have long recognized the paradoxical connection between increased safety and greater perceptions of evil. The "Tocqueville paradox," named after the nineteenth-century French ...

Thank you. I am sure you are receiving many unpleasant emails and calls. I would like to add to the other and, likely, much smaller list of those who are grateful. My wife and I have three young kids ...

Throughout history, society has debated the morality of debt. In ancient times, debt—borrowing from another on the promise of repayment—was viewed in many cultures as sinful, with lending at interest ...

There are several key areas of concern: morality, bias, and societal impact. AI as a technology has now begun to encroach into each of these domains. The self-driving car is perhaps the most relatable ...

Newsflash: Donald Trump is really unpopular! Worse than unpopular, actually: An early June PPP poll found 47 percent support for the president’s impeachment, while 43 percent were opposed. “The thing ...

Vox recently asked 15 experts on moral philosophy and public policy to answer the following question: "What do we do know that will be considered unthinkable in 50 years?" The resulting essays are ...

If evolution is about survival of the fittest, how did humans ever become moral creatures? If evolution is each individual maximizing their own fitness, how did humans come to feel that they really ...