Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and abstractions are treacherous indeed, but we need them for directionality and efficacy.

This post is in response to How Moral Principles Make Us Dumb By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and ...

Believe what you will about spells to ward off evil spirits, but new research describes an easy way to ward off evil bosses. Moral symbols — such as a religious poster hanging on a cubicle wall, or an ...

Often in our divided world we disagree with someone about a principle. Person A says that what matters is reproductive freedom and B says that what matters is protecting the unborn. Person C says that ...