Socrates used to wonder whether virtue could be taught. But his concerns would have seemed priggish to most people today -- certainly to most academics. Of course virtue and ethics can be taught.

Gordon Marino writes disparagingly about the teaching of ethics (“Before Teaching Ethics, Stop Kidding Yourself,” The Review, February 20), and some of his points are valid. However, to state that ...

Meira Levinson is the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. While we disagree on much, I’ve always found her provocative, ...

Blogger’s note: A while back, I wrote about 5 ways to teach ethics. I wanted expand these ideas, so I have invited Dr. Sarah Kirk to share some of what she does in her ethics courses. Dr. Kirk is a ...

New research is being conducted to explore how engineers understand and navigate ethics on a day-to-day basis, prompting questions about how ethics education can be improved. Engineering disasters are ...

Unfortunately, the year 2020 has forced decisions in reaction to changing events. From the virus, to the lockdowns, to George Floyd, to the California fires, to closed schools, people have managed ...

Two things happened last week that got me thinking (a tough task) about what students are learning in college. The first thing: I ran across an interesting study by a team of researchers from the ...

Engineering ethics education has evolved into a fundamental component of modern engineering curricula, bridging the gap between technical expertise and moral responsibility. This discipline seeks to ...