The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing the risk of infection against what you owe your partner — and more.
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Tag Archives: Ethics (Personal)
Life (and Death) Without God
The philosopher Todd May is an atheist who rejects the supernatural, but not the people who believe in it.
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Biden and Trump Say They’re Fighting for America’s ‘Soul.’ What Does That Mean?
The election has become a referendum on the soul of the nation.
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What Moral Philosophy Tells Us About Our Reactions to Trump’s Illness
The impulse to wish harm on others may come naturally, but that doesn’t make it right.
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What My Covid-19 Hallucination Showed Me
It all began with an endless gray tunnel. And ended with a vision of how to rebuild our lives.
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I’m a Liberal in Alabama. Here’s What It’s Like Campaigning for Doug Jones.
As a liberal in the Deep South, I am in the minority, but I persist.
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Trump’s Coronavirus Response Was Beyond Incompetent
He wasn’t oblivious to the danger. He just didn’t care.
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As a University Spokesman, Can I Promote a Reopening Plan I Question?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you believe an employer is putting financial concerns ahead of health and safety — and more.
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Is It OK That I Haven’t Told My Parents I Was Fired?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on why it can be hard to tell family you’ve lost your job, whether to collect unemployment benefits and more.
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Covid-19 Testing Is in Short Supply. Should You Still Get a Test?
Public health officials once suggested only people with symptoms should be tested. Now some say getting one is a civic duty.
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Don’t Fear Dying. Fear Violence.
Why do millions of practitioners of the Jain religion strive to avoid harming even microscopic creatures?
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Can My Boss Make Me Promise I Don’t Have Covid-19 Symptoms?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing workplace safety against personal privacy, and more.
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Should I Call the Cops on My Stepson?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on calling the cops when you think your stepson has a drug addiction, giving your sibling money — and more.
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Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments Already Do
Trade-offs are routine in health policy, and the math and analysis underlying them have been around for decades.
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My Brother Isn’t Raising His Child Right. Should I Speak Up?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on voicing concerns to a sibling about how he brings up his child and to officemates who embrace coronavirus conspiracies.
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The Coronavirus Vaccine May Have a Shortcut: Infecting Volunteers
Should we take it?
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We Can Make the Post-Pandemic World a Better Place
Our obligations to one another won’t end when this crisis does.
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How Do I Deal With a Friend Who Thinks Covid-19 Is a Hoax?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when a friend believes the coronavirus pandemic is a worldwide conspiracy — and more.
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When Duty Calls, and Menaces
Amid the cheers of gratitude, a painful debate is brewing as doctors grapple with whether to join the front lines of a pandemic.
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My Roommate’s Boyfriend Still Visits Despite the Outbreak. Can I Object?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when your roommate doesn’t understand that practicing social distancing means not seeing her boyfriend.
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Our Cruel Treatment of Animals Led to the Coronavirus
The conditions that lead to the emergence of new infectious diseases are the same ones that inflict horrific harms on animals.
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