In the wake of the 2024 election, many are grappling with a profound moral injury. This piece explores the depth of this ...

He suggested that our moral intuitions guide us toward belief in God and ... is not only unavoidable but essential for the progress of history. In his philosophy, suffering, and evil are necessary ...

“That would be my diagnosis,” agrees Jeff McMahan, Emeritus Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford ...

The German philosopher Karl Marx once stated that Christianity was “the opium of the masses.” Sure enough, religion in ...

A tradition of the philosophy department, the 36th annual “Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals” was held in the Historic Classroom in Sheldon Hall’s admissions suite. About 40 students and ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is a grand spectacle of joy, splendor, brightness, and happiness. The sight of every establishment illuminated with oil lamps, hearts filled with joy, and delighted ...

His provocative research made him a popular figure on campus. But his exploration of how good people can turn evil raised ethical questions. By Michael S. Rosenwald Philip G. Zimbardo, a towering ...

The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies plays an active role in several university-wide, national, and international research and educational consortiums — in addition to housing the ...

The starkest choice facing citizens is beyond politics. It is a profound moral test. However one frames the policy issues that separate the candidates, the gravest challenge concerns whether to ...

One way is that the state would say that it was a very great evil if the state murdered someone ... increase in the likelihood of being murdered and the abolition of my moral or legal right not to be ...