Jean Piaget studied many things, including moral reasoning in children.

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In a standard introduction to ethical reasoning, the focus is on the varying value frameworks of different normative theories. Continue reading Morality and Facts →

Just War Theory has a long history in the Western intellectual tradition. St. Augustine commented on the morality of war from a Christian perspective, as did several Arabic commentators from the 9th to the 12th centuries. Continue reading Summary of Just War Theory →

Why do people torture others? Why do they march others into gas chambers? Because some are psychopaths or sadists or power hungry. Depravity is in their DNA. Continue reading Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb →

Yesterday’s post advocated for personal growth, the means by which humanity’s desperate need for better people might be satisfied. Continue reading Being A Deep Person →

No I am not a member of PETA, nor have I ever owned a pet. But a friend recently asked me to comment on an NPR article, Continue reading Non-Human Animal Suffering →