In his excellent essay, 'Nudges in a post-truth world', Neil Levy argues that 'nudges to reason', or nudges which aim to make us more receptive to evidence, are morally permissible. A strong argument ...

Hundreds of people protest a mandate from the Massachusetts governor requiring all children age K-12 to receive a flu shot to attend school for the upcoming year outside the statehouse in Boston on ...

As we saw in the last post, there is a false dichotomy commonly drawn with respect to individuals, implying that they are either wholly social and "radically" individualistic. But there is a better ...

Physicians are taught to respect individuals' autonomy, guiding decision-making for their medical care beneficently, without maleficence, and justly. What do we do when patients make potentially ...

Parental rights have emerged as a central battleground in the culture wars, debated in school board meetings, courtrooms and legislative chambers across the country. As conflicts intensify over what ...

One's food choices reflect individual autonomy, cultural identity, ethical beliefs, and sometimes even health needs.