or her behavior. Some people value honesty or truthfulness in all situations; others value loyalty to a higher degree in certain situations. Applied ethics refers to moral conclusions based on rules, ...

Perhaps the most striking finding is how Americans view the “moral health” of the nation. Only 47% of U.S. adults believe their fellow citizens are morally and ethically good—a figure significantly ...

The chronic decline of our political structures and civil society institutions became painfully obvious this year. The election of Donald Trump in the United States and the rise of the far right in ...

We all live by some set of personally defined rules that guide, shape, and direct our thoughts, words, and actions. Sometimes we identify this as our “moral compass” or the “voice in your head.” In ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) development progresses, experts have begun considering how best to give an AI system an ethical or moral backbone. A popular idea is to teach AI to behave ethically by ...

About this research This analysis explores whether Americans consider 15 different behaviors morally acceptable or wrong. Why ...

To put it simply, ethics represents the moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life. The idea of a moral code extends beyond the individual to include what is ...