A researcher set out to discover whether there was a link between the types of video games teens played, how long they played them, and the teens’ levels of moral reasoning: their ability to take the ...

There is a significant link between moral emotions and offending behaviour in young people. Moral emotions are learnt – and more attention needs to be given to the teaching of morals in childhood to ...

Two of my previous posts on moral development described the origins and consequences of following inner expectations and others' expectations. We form our inner expectations (conscience, or what we ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

Twenty-six-year-old Jane Goodall watched a chimpanzee named David Greybeard strip leaves from a grass stem, creating a tool to fish for termites. This moment would redefine our understanding of what ...

“That’s not fair!” “She hit me on purpose.” “He’s not following the rules.” Issues of right and wrong come up in classrooms all the time, and it can be hard to know how to deal with them. Punching a ...

Blaire Morgan works for the University of Birmingham and is a Research Fellow for the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. The Jubilee Centre has received funding from the John Templeton ...