Ethics

Good will is a primary element of moral conduct. This is an important idea in the thought of philosopher Immanuel Kant. A good will is good in itself because it does not depend upon whether or not the person will benefit from a particular action or not.

Margaret Benefiel 2-04-2010

In past years, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, focused primarily on business and politics as usual. Any talk of the World Economic Forum's soul would have fizzled quickly.

Life and the body require exertion. There was a time -- and this is still the case in some places on earth -- when eating required physical effort.
Becky Garrison 1-22-2010

In Jacob Needleman's newest book What Is God?, he examines some new ways of approaching one of the critical questions asked by humanity.

The people of Massachusetts already have near universal health care. Too many of the rest of us do not.
Elizabeth Fisher 1-01-2010

While reading Jim Wallis’ “Faith Principles for Health-Care Reform” (November 2009), I found this sentence dismaying: “The health-care system should protect the sanctity and

Rachel Anderson 1-01-2010

Congress must rein in abusive lending.

If all we notice in President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture is a justification of war, we will miss the 21st<
Margaret Benefiel 12-08-2009
The day the Murphy Report on clergy sexual abuse of children in Dublin, Ireland was recently released found me
The decision has been made. The orders have been signed. The first wave of the 30,000 additional warriors heading to Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive before Christmas.
Jimmy McCarty 11-17-2009
The release of photos of Americans supposedly treating imprisoned suspected terrorists badly has been blocked by the Pen
We continue the roller coaster ride that we hope will end with universal or near universal coverage for health care in the United States.
Just peace theory proceeds from the premise that peace is a day by day effort. It is a process that requires vision, skill, and courage.
Every dawning day we wake to the news of human violence against humanity. We see images of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who've traveled a long way from home to fight terrorists.
John Gehring 9-21-2009
Catholic progressives are not the only faithful people worried about the dangers posed by some U.S.