Abstract The idea that human beings have a distinct moral worth—a significance over and above any worth, such as may be, possessed by other animals—has long history has traditionally been taken for granted philosophers theologians. However, in variety of quarters recent philosophy, this come into disrepute, seeming to indicate mere prejudice favour our own species. For example, Peter Singer arg...

Moral subjectivism is not self-defeating, contrary to what moral objectivists claim. Ockham’s Razor favours over objectivism. It circular for say that since we construct sound and cogent arguments out of statements, statements are true. acknowledges the role play in our lives, contend. The way which attempt establish objectivism ironically supports subjectivism.

Moral development is always measured by some standards and values. These standards typically originate in the value system of Western middle classes as most researchers and test makers have a Western middle class background. Therefore, we must ask whether the use of these tests in other classes and cultures is meaningful and whether a comparison across class and culture boundaries is fair. Obvi...

Families and schools must assume a leadership role in preparing youth for success in the emerging information age by teaching ethical online behavior in addition to academic skills. This paper presents a preliminary overview of moral development issues that are raised when young people interact in cyberspace. A preliminary classification system of Internet ethics issues that parents and educato...

Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that the brain regions implicated in moral cognition. However, those studies have focused exclusively on violation of social norms and negative moral emotions, and very little effort has been expended on the investigation of positive reactions to moral excellence. It remains unclear whether the brain regions implicated in moral cognition have specific role...

The long-standing rationalist tradition in moral psychology emphasizes the role of reason in moral judgment. A more recent trend places increased emphasis on emotion. Although both reason and emotion are likely to play important roles in moral judgment, relatively little is known about their neural correlates, the nature of their interaction, and the factors that modulate their respective behav...