This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Every Monday, ...
The brakes on your car have been sabotaged and you are racing down the road toward a crowd of pedestrians. If you do nothing, the car will stay on its course and kill five people. If you sharply turn ...
A new in-depth study of moral reasoning challenges the popular notion that people are unable to think through difficult moral problems and rely primarily on automatic "gut" reactions to make tough ...
In my 40-plus years in the workforce, there were many times I would be faced with a moral dilemma. Actually, at the time, I wasn’t fully aware that each would be a defining moment, but reflecting back ...
We've generally been brought up to see two sides to every situation: good and evil. Like two sides in a never-ending war vying for advantage in many societal, financial, scientific and other issues.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been very interesting as a topic of study for social scientists, including psychologists. Even after numerous restrictions, we have often seen policies fail—whether it be ...
Listen and subscribe to Anamnesis by searching for MedPod Today on Apple and Spotify so you don't miss the next episode. Amy Ho: Hey everyone and welcome back to Anamnesis by MedPage. Now, I'm Amy Ho: ...
Last week I made a presentation to some staff at CSIS on moral dilemmas in the trade area. It was a discussion, not a lecture, so no “right” answers were provided. Indeed, there may not be any, ...
If you asked a multilingual friend which language they find more emotional, the answer would usually be their mother tongue—the one they used while growing up and probably still use at home. This does ...
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