Is Your Moral Compass Headed in the "Right" Direction?
When your moral compass is headed true North, you will know you are on the right path to ethical decision-making. By placing moral in...
Rational Egoism Underlies College Students’ Beliefs
Rational egoism is a particular brand of ethical egoism that claims the promotion of one’s own interest is always in accordance with...
Eminent Domain and Google’s Proposed Campus in San Jose
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: “No person shall be deprived…of property without due process of law.” The Amendment...
The Coming of Age of Ethics Education
It’s time to shake things up in our attempt to teach ethics to college students. The old ways do not work well. The days of lecturing ad...
What Does it Mean to be a Person of "Good Will?"
What does it mean to be a person of “good will” and why is it important? These are the questions I look at in today’s blog. An important...
What are the Moral Considerations in Physician-Assisted Death
Medical Ethics and the "Do No Harm" Principle Morality depends on the cognitive dimension of our behavior or our thought processes – the...
What is the Value of Using the Greek Fable to Teach Ethics
How Can We Live Our Lives in Accordance with Virtue? The Greek fable has been used to teach ethics for ages. They date back to the...
Should Marijuana Be Permitted? An Ethical Analysis
Individual Rights versus a Communitarian Ethic There are many arguments that have been raised for and against legalizing marijuana as I...
Ethics According to Immanuel Kant
Kant treats happiness and morality as two disparate notions. He introduced the concept of a categorical imperative, irrespective of whether
The Ethics of Kindness
April 28 is ‘Pay it Forward’ Day. Pay it Forward is a global initiative that exists to make a difference by creating a string of kind action