Twenty-six-year-old Jane Goodall watched a chimpanzee named David Greybeard strip leaves from a grass stem, creating a tool to fish for termites. This moment would redefine our understanding of what ...

Bernard Williams, the 20th-century moral philosopher, once considered the case of a painter who leaves his young family to devote himself to his art. Certainly the painter deserves criticism because ...

If the Ten Commandments seem overly demanding then you’ll be pleased to know that you can shave three requirements off this list, as there are in fact just seven pillars of morality that are ...

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 illustration of the ethical dilemma in the experiement. When making ethical decisions, university students appear to prioritize fairness and the fate of the worst-off over either reducing ...