This paper provides a starting point for psychological research on the sense of commitment within the context of joint action. We begin by formulating three desiderata: to illuminate the motivational factors that lead agents to feel and act committed, to pick out the cognitive processes and situational factors that lead agents to sense that implicit commitments are in place, and to illuminate t...

Abstract Past reviews have examined the association between positive personality traits known as character strengths and work-related outcomes. However, little is about role of in pre-career stage. This study aims to fill this gap by mapping peer-reviewed literature on relationships strengths, moral motivation vocational identity adolescents young adult students. Scopus Web Science databases we...

one of the thinkers¨ demands for governments is to take due care of the social rights of citizens thus far. no doubt, imam `ali (a.s.), as a muslim ruler, concentrated on maintaining man¨s rights both in theory and in practice. this article refers to the relationship between the right and the duty from imam ali¨s viewpoint, studies the foundations of man¨s rights and duties and discusses imam a...

This paper explores school reforms as a moral voice, which speaks in a different language in each context. We used the comprehensive school reform in Finland as an example and asked how teachers talk about it. Five discourses were identified: the silence, the irony, the submission, the active resistance and the opportunities. The sixth discourse, ‘the commitment’, was used when teachers talked ...

The biomedical enhancement of human capacities has emerged as one of the most philosophically invigorating areas of contemporary bioethical research. In exploring the ethical dimensions of emerging biotechnologies and human–machine interfaces, the literature on human enhancement has made significant contributions to traditional problems in moral philosophy. One such area concerns the enhancemen...

Public health emergencies from natural disasters, infection, and man-made threats can present ethically or legally challenging questions about who will receive scarce resources. Federal and state governments have offered little guidance on how to prioritize distribution of limited resources. Several allocation proposals have appeared in the medical literature, but components of the proposed app...

We develop a theory of moral behavior, individual and collective, based on a general model of identity in which people care about “who they are” and infer their own values from past choices. The model sheds light on many empirical puzzles inconsistent with earlier approaches. Identity investments respond nonmonotonically to recent acts or threats, and taboos on mere thoughts arise to protect be...

iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This paper would never have been written without the vision of Judith Bruce, whose analysis and passion have been vital to bringing attention to the neglected topic of married adolescent girls. We are enormously appreciative of her guidance. We are grateful to Rachel Goldberg for her research assistance, insight, and moral support. We owe tremendous thanks to Sajeda Amin, who...

Children in especially difficult circumstances (CEDC) is a worldwide problem with a ' labyrinth of compartments. It is sad to note that the problem is manmade, and that the most serious threat to our children is humankind itself. The causes of the escalation of this problem are multifactorial, but of great significance are the observations concerning a degradation of values and failing moral, s...

The most important mission of dental education is development of student professionalism. It is only within the context of professionalism that specialized knowledge and technical expertise find meaning. Altruism, integrity, caring, community focus, and commitment to excellence are attributes of professionalism. Its backbone is the obligation of service to people before service to self--a socia...