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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As Spirituality Rises, Many Young People Are Redefining and Rethinking Religion
04.08.2024 -
What does it mean that the Russian Orthodox Church is calling Putin’s invasion of Ukraine a ‘holy war’?
04.08.2024 -
‘Crisis of masculinity’: The American Right’s bromance with Vladimir Putin
04.04.2024 -
Is it Ethical to Bioengineer Plants and Animals to Stop or Reverse Extinction? Questions Raised During 60th Annual Klein Lecture
03.26.2024 -
Inspired by the Confederacy and Czarist Russia, “Ortho Bros” Are on the Rise
03.19.2024 -
Dr. Ronald Sandler Selected as the 60th Annual Robert D. Klein Lecturer
03.25.2024 -
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