Tag: Character Virtue
Teens aren’t as disengaged as you may think: What adults get...
Kimia Shirzad, Penn State and Jen Agans, Penn State
A teenager scrolls through their phone at the dinner table,...
The good life requires two things, self‑knowledge and friends – you...
Ross Channing Reed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Friends can help us with all kinds of things in...
Growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war taught me that getting...
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University
I grew up in Sri Lanka. Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy,...
Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself...
Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, Hamilton College
Today’s youth cherish “authenticity,” but is it a virtue? According to a report...
I’m a philosopher who tries to see the best in others...
Mark Schroeder, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Understanding one another can be hard. There is a...
Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University
Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a...
Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’...
Michael Luchs, William & Mary
Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward...
Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking
Alexander T. Englert, University of Richmond
What makes a life virtuous? The answer might seem simple: virtuous actions –...
EXPLORING NATURE
Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the...
Carey S. Cadieux, Binghamton University, State University of New York
When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify...
