This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Past generations of Americans viewed God as the basis of truth and morality. Not anymore. A new study shows that most ...

One defensive reply from those who favor legalizing and authorizing torture of military detainees is that those of us who oppose it are preening morally or subject to moral vanity. Unfortunately, when ...

Sure, there’s compromise in the give and take between you and others but not just that. There’s compromise within yourself if you have more than one moral standard. To take a simple example, the 10 ...

As wars fraught with incredible savagery engulf the world, as individuals with a lust for wealth, power and revenge are catapulted to leadership roles and then use their position to plunge nations ...

People gauge others' trustworthiness based on their moral judgments, new research shows. People who are seen as holding to moral absolutes are more trusted and more valued as social partners, the ...

Would you kill one innocent person to save five? Choose your answer wisely: your popularity may depend on it. New research from Oxford and Cornell Universities shows people gauge others' ...