Question/Comment: Your report on “moral hazard” was really outstanding. Now, try explaining how it increases the cost of health care. Paul Solman: As with any insurance, if you’re covered for your ...

Here’s what experts recommend you should do if the signs of moral OCD sound familiar.

Defining moral OCD: A form of OCD centered on persistent fears of being a 'bad person,' leading to guilt, worry, and rumination. Common compulsions: Includes reassurance-seeking, overthinking, and ...

It’s no secret that people can’t always explain their moral choices. In a phenomenon dubbed “moral dumbfounding,” for example, people will ardently insist on the immorality of sex between consenting ...

I recently read a column on CNN.com by Jonathan Haidt, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and visiting professor of business ethics at the NYU-Stern School of Business. In the ...

This is the key distinction, then: moral conscience (regulating one’s own behavior) does not appear to straightforwardly explain moral condemnation (regulating the behavior of others). Despite this, ...

Why do some people behave morally while others do not? Sociologists have developed a theory of the moral self that may help explain the ethical lapses in the banking, investment and mortgage-lending ...

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People gauge others' trustworthiness based on their moral judgments, new research shows. People who are seen as holding to moral absolutes are more trusted and more valued as social partners, the ...