The need for a new approach in the teaching of religion and morality to adolescents is discussed. (DB)

Analyzes the causes of ethical slippage which damages creditability and invites increased governmental regulation. Suggests 15 concrete steps that can be taken to rectify the situation. Includes an ethics test. (JOW)

Discusses the censoring of library materials on the basis of subjective literary and moral values, and argues that librarians have no right to impose their personal standards on young readers. Twenty-nine references are cited. (FM)

Article discusses inconsistencies of the pragmatist claim that there is no objective value structure, but that all value concepts can be reduced to functional concepts. (RW)

Explores moral values underlying education, training, and learning, arguing that learning is amoral in that it is natural and occurs as a result of being. Demonstrates how the cultural values of modernity underlie education and training and suggests that universal moral values are experienced when one is willing to forego freedom for another's…

Assessed value system of 31 embezzlers and 31 matched controls at minimum security federal correctional institution, 461 state institution inmates, and 1,409 general population subjects. Embezzlers and controls resembled general population more than state inmates, although they appeared more self-centered. Results suggest minimum security inmates…

Discusses the personal and public aspects of moral judgment, arguing that the admission and ownership of moral judgment is the assertion of one's moral agency and the exercise of one's right to make moral judgments. Considers subjective factors necessary in determining the soundness of moral judgments. (DMM)

The stewardship model of environmental ethics, based on ancient Greek and Judeo-Christian doctrines, has failed to protect the earth. This model is committed to human superiority and detachment from nature and lacks the teeth of accountability for faithless stewards. An alternative model must recognize the biosphere's intrinsic values. (SV)

Criticizes justifications given by pedophiles for having sex with children, including an analysis of "sexual desire" and "erotic." Raises the question of whether pedophile activities can ever be morally permissible. Uses principles of mutual consent and non-exploitation to answer negatively. Examines whether pedophile desires…

In contemporary educational discourse, value in relation to lifelong learning can mean a moral/ethical concept, economic or monetary value, or mathematical or numerical value. "Added value" is devoid of ethical/moral meaning; it encourages a view of learning that is purely technical. (SK)

There are at least two ways to think about the Common Good. One is the intentional, direct attempt to provide benefits to those beyond oneself and those connected to oneself. The second consists of those unintended consequences of the pursuit of some other benefit, usually private but not necessarily so. Probably the best-known example is that of…

The author argues that the gap between theory of mind and moral reasoning research may be more apparent than real. The wider gap is between sociomoral cognitions and real-world behavior. She calls for research on the relation of children's mental state and moral understanding to their sociomoral behavior.