Some people claim that taking serotonin supplements can improve a person’s health and well being. Recent research by scientists from Harvard and Cambridge suggests that this compound may also … more

Today, September 1, 2009, marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II—the deadliest war in the history of humankind.

When German dictator Adolf Hitler ordered his military … more

Since slavery is today considered a great moral evil, some wonder why the Bible doesn’t categorically condemn the practice. Critics even insist that the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) … more

What are the critical questions to ask when examining a system of ethics? What worldview implications stand behind the issue of morality?

In parts three and four of this series I began exploring what … more

What are the five fundamental philosophical questions concerning ethics?

In part three of this series I began exploring “the five problems of ethics.” These questions raise critical … more

The laws of physics are discovered by human beings, not invented. But would you say the same about ethical laws? Are ethical principles invented or discovered?

What is good (ethics) cannot exist in a … more

Why is it that many people think the most powerful argument in support of God’s existence is the moral argument?

Morality appears to be at the core of what it means to be a human being. … more

When I am dead I hope the people who knew me well will say I lived a “good life.”

For the ancient Greek philosophers, a “good life” meant a life of deep reflection about the … more