Ultimately, the United States needs a 21st-century Great Awakening — a massive shift in the country’s moral consciousness — ...

Authoritarianism thrives on resignation. This is why the most urgent task before us is not simply political opposition, but ...

Whether it's watching someone be belittled or performative kindness online and in-person, if these situations make you ...

When my now-wife and I were on our first date, she asked me what part of our everyday lives our grandkids would find morally shocking — what they would see the way we now look back on segregation and ...

Centuries of management practice were built on cruelty and exploitation. But history also offers a countercurrent – leaders ...

Speaking up at work —about a project, assignment, or task — is difficult. Speaking up about a morally charged issue? Well, there may not be a harder endeavor. As organizations continue to advocate for ...

In the largest cross-cultural survey ever conducted, a team of anthropologists from the University of Oxford has determined seven moral rules they suggest are universal. Based on the examination of ...

To have moral worth, our actions must be motivated by duty, rather than mere sympathy or inclination. As a paradigm of moral worth, Kant upheld the hard-hearted person who acts purely out of duty.

When we look back at the beliefs and practices of our ancestors, we are often shocked at what they found morally acceptable: the public torture of criminals, the trading of slaves, and the subjugation ...

Lawrence Kohlberg's theory on the development of morality has been widely influential in psychology, feminist studies and even in business ethics. Kohlberg's theories can help business owners and ...

When people publicly rage about perceived injustices that don't affect them personally, we tend to assume this expression is rooted in altruism—a "disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being ...

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 ...