Ethics Institute
The interdisciplinary Ethics Institute is dedicated to bringing ethical analysis and evaluation to bear on pressing social and environmental issues, as well as to promoting ethical reflection on decisions and challenges in contemporary life.
The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University conducts original research in the areas of applied ethics, religious ethics, ethical theory, social and political philosophy, and formal methods in ethics and epistemology. On this website you will find information about Institute programs and events, current research foci and projects, ethics education at Northeastern, and Institute researchers.
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How one Philosopher is Thinking About the Problem of Deepfakes, AI and the ‘Arms Race’ to Rein in Deception Online.
02.20.2024 -
Thinking Allowed: Traditionalism and Russian Orthodox Converts
02.05.2024 -
Who believes ‘fake news’? Regardless of age and politics, people who endorse lies are aware they could be made up, research says
01.18.2024 -
Ghost stories: Why tales of the undead still mean so much (even if you don’t believe in ghosts)
10.23.2023 -
Choctaw Native creates space for understanding philosophy of Indigenous Peoples
10.09.2023 -
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort for our NSF-Funded Summer Program
06.14.2023