and “What does it take for a human being to be virtuous?” Are people born with morals and ethics? Created with Sketch. We used to think that people are born with a blank slate, but research ...

They infuse debates on topics like abortion, human rights and professional conduct. Philosophers nowadays tend to divide ethical theories into three areas: metaethics, normative ethics and applied ...

How do the brain, individual values and culture interact to form a moral society? Can neuroscience trump notions of free will? These are among the fundamental challenges of human moral behavior ...