Socrates used to wonder whether virtue could be taught. But his concerns would have seemed priggish to most people today -- certainly to most academics. Of course virtue and ethics can be taught.

Meira Levinson is the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. While we disagree on much, I’ve always found her provocative, ...

New research is being conducted to explore how engineers understand and navigate ethics on a day-to-day basis, prompting questions about how ethics education can be improved. Engineering disasters are ...

I'm writing in response to a recent article (“Should Colleges Engage in Ethics Education?,” Oct. 19) by Steven Mintz concerning the role of ethics in an undergraduate education. He suggests that, ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the April 2010 issue of Legatus Magazine. © Legatus. Reprinted with permission. In this issue I am taking time ...

Unfortunately, the year 2020 has forced decisions in reaction to changing events. From the virus, to the lockdowns, to George Floyd, to the California fires, to closed schools, people have managed ...

Ethics education and training constitute a vital effort to instil principled decision-making and moral reasoning in a variety of professional and academic settings. The field encompasses diverse ...

As engineers, our creations have an immeasurable effect on the world, often one that continues to evolve after us in unimaginable ways. From bridges that tragically collapse to robots that are used as ...

Every year, UC Berkeley graduates flock to highly sought-after jobs in technical fields. However, the ethical implications of their work — and their controversial impacts in fields from national ...

I remember a scene from long ago when I was visiting a family. The mother grew tired of dealing with her 8-year-old son and said to him softly: “Jimmy, come here, Mommie wants to talk with you.” When ...

On Jan. 1, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court initiated a new program which mandated that every judge and attorney in the state complete 24 hours of continuing legal education instruction on a ...