The ethical theory of W.D. Ross (1877-1971) has many strengths. First, it reflects some of our better common sense moral commitments. Second, it is pluralistic, in the sense that Ross believed we have ...

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 ...

Conceptual frameworks drawn from theories that have shaped the study of ethics over centuries can help us recognize and describe ethical issues when we encounter them. In this way, a basic grasp of ...

In the United States, ethics and morals are closely related concepts, and many people use them interchangeably. An ethical issue is a moral issue, both are concerned with reflecting on and moving ...

When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, he used the occasion to deliver an impassioned defense of nonviolence. This year, when the war in Ukraine has exposed ...