We expect young children to learn moral behaviour, but does it come naturally to them? Penny Tassoni looks at theories of development and good practice in the nursery We expect young children to learn ...

Kohlberg's stages of moral development were conceived by Lawrence Kohlberg to explain the development of moral reasoning. This theory holds that moral reasoning, which is the basis for ethical ...

As a clinical psychologist, I am often asked by parents some version of “How do I help my children to become productive members of society?” This is an important question. Equally important is the ...

Ethical debate cannot be reduced to the exchange of dogmas from rival traditions or the simple acceptance of irreconcilable disagreement. Moral theory is what most moral philosophers spend our time ...

Source: Artwork by Alexi Berry. Used with permission. Almost two years ago I wrote about cheating and deception (Incentivizing Lying). It was not well-received (less than a thousand reads to date).

Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain's frontostriatal reward system, both during periods of rest and while performing a sequential risk taking and ...