Every person has both utilitarian (consequentialist) and Kantian (duty- or rule-based) moral intuitions, which are activated in different situations in different ways. The field of Moral Psychology ...

Introduction The problem of moral failure in contemporary societies is often misdiagnosed as a problem of laws, institutions, or enforcement .

A study has found that a high sensitivity to pain may increase the likelihood that someone will be sympathetic to opposing political views, and may even cause a Trump supporter to vote for Biden and a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New evidence suggests heinous behavior played out in a virtual environment can lead to players’ increased sensitivity toward the moral codes they violated. That is the surprising ...

Although some studies have linked high levels of testosterone to immoral behavior, a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour finds testosterone supplements actually made people more sensitive to ...

This is Part 2 of my series on moral distress and cultivating moral resilience. Read Part 1 here. “Moral distress” is a term coined in 1984 by philosopher Andrew Jameton to describe the suffering ...