Acting morally can be difficult, especially when it involves risking social disapproval and going against the crowd. Understanding what factors help people act morally when they are under pressure to ...

Moral distress occurs when someone feels constrained from acting on their ethical beliefs due to institutional or other external pressures. Moral distress is a significant challenge that may confront ...

People who do have actual morals almost always say certain phrases when they talk to you that convey their high standards and values. When you hear a person speaking this way, you can learn a good ...

Many of us are outraged today. We dig in our heels around our beliefs on abortion, vaccines, immigration, or gender. We believe we are morally right and the other side is wrong. And the other side ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A research team at Calvin University has received a $1 million grant to explore how movies can shape one’s moral understanding. Carl Plantinga, a film and media professor at Calvin, ...

Co-written by Tyler VanderWeele and Jennifer Wortham. Our moral understanding of right and wrong, and good and evil, is fundamental to who we are. Such understanding guides our actions and evaluations ...

Moral understanding is a species of knowledge. Understanding why an action is wrong, for example, amounts to knowing why the action is wrong. The claim that moral understanding is immune to luck while ...

Money talks, but how do you make sure your money is sending the right message? Ethical investing isn't magic, but it's one way to try and put your money where your morals are. Here's what you need to ...

COMMENTARY: Something serious does seem to be afoot with this papacy that differs markedly from its predecessors, and that ‘something’ is a revolutionary change in moral theology. Pope Francis gives ...