Ethical theory is a foundational domain within moral philosophy that systematically investigates the principles determining right from wrong. It encompasses diverse branches including metaethics, ...

Conceptual frameworks drawn from theories that have shaped the study of ethics over centuries can help us recognize and describe ethical issues when we encounter them. In this way, a basic grasp of ...

While the public may not always be aware, police departments are using machine learning technologies to forecast where crime might occur. Since these systems often use historical data to make ...

Facing a tough decision? All your options seem bad? Not sure how to proceed? The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics expanded its Ethical Decision Making materials into a certificate workshop helping ...

Many technology professionals bristle at the word ethics as an intangible topic more likely to show up as a required training course than part of daily risk mitigation. But when called to defend how ...

Ethics is a fundamental part of everyday living and should guide our decisions, behaviors, and interactions in both personal and professional settings. Ethics involves determining what is right and ...

For the third time in my career as an academic librarian, we are facing a digital revolution that is radically and rapidly transforming our information ecosystem. The first was when the internet ...

The American Geophysical Union (AGU), a professional organization for earth and space scientists, has published an ethical framework that it says can “aid new research considerations, funding ...

In many everyday situations, AI systems must navigate moral choices that depend on individual values rather than legal mandates. That challenge is examined in Individual ethics and dispositions in the ...