However, reasoning in moral philosophy tends to be fairly esoteric. It’s a safe bet that many philosophical arguments don’t have much impact on most people’s beliefs.

Many people in higher education think that “values talk” should be reserved for important ceremonial occasions, like commencements and reunions, or for remarks after a major scandal. In their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Analysis: Bishops' contraception objections fail their church's own moral reasoning (RNS) Some critics of President Obama's compromise on contraception have called it a "game of let's pretend." ...

It is a matter for public concern that American universities begin 1989 in serious difficulty explaining what they are, what they should teach and by what right they teach.The universities` crisis ...

Philosophers tend to have a more optimistic view of moral reasoning than scientists. Plato, for example, famously thought that reason could control emotion. However, reasoning in moral philosophy ...