How does competition influence moral behavior? Studies have so far found evidence for both a negative and a positive influence of competition on moral behavior. Researchers from Innsbruck, Vienna, ...

In an interesting piece about the independence of morality and religion, my fellow Psychology Today blogger Gad Saad rightly reports that many religious people believe that morality is an example of ...

The Marshall M. Weinberg Symposium — hosted Thursday and Friday in the Michigan League — focused on a key question: What does it mean to be moral? This year’s symposium, titled “The Cognitive Science ...

Our moral compasses aren't as rigid as we think, according to Audun Dahl's research. He argues that shifts in our ethical ...

Kai Bevan argues that science offers a better perspective on right and wrong than philosophy or religion ...

What makes someone good or bad, right or wrong, immoral or moral? The science of morality has picked up a lot of steam in the last decade, seeking to understand how we develop a moral sense and how ...

How do we know right from wrong? For centuries, religion and philosophy tried to provide answers. Now psychology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology are weighing in. What can science tell us about ...

Morality policy dynamics examine the interplay between collective understandings of right and wrong and the formal rules that govern societies. These policies encompass issues such as reproductive ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...