When a judge undertakes to speak in public about any subject that might be of more interest than the law of incorporeal hereditaments he embarks upon a perilous enterprise. There is always, as I have ...

As I discuss philosophical questions with my high school students, I find that they tend to gravitate toward ethical dilemmas and “What-would-you-do-in-this-situation” type conversations. It is ...

I am a criminal. Why? Because in order to connect to the free global internet, I violated the law of my own country. I ...

The Law of Moral Compromise is not an abstract theoretical notion, but derived from what has actually happened in the West as we have become slowly secularized (aided significantly by Christian ...

Americans are increasingly looking to the law as the moral arbiter for our times. High-profile court cases on gay marriage, affirmative action, and the death penalty highlight the trend. But so do ...

"Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me." In recent years, ...

Victor Hwang, a contributor with Forbes magazine, reveals that the importance of morality in business has become a great debate in modern capitalism. The debate centers on whether businesses should ...

Supporters of Ace Magashule, the secretary general of the ANC, protest outside the court where he appeared on corruption charges. EFE-EPA/Conrad Bornman Since the African National Congress (ANC) came ...

Public fear, and those responsible for creating or promoting it, are major topics of discussion these days. The sociological and criminological concept known as moral panic offers valuable insights ...

When someone makes a promise to compensate another party for a benefit that has already been received because of a sense of moral obligation, this promise of compensation is referred to as moral ...