Recognition of conscientious objection seems reasonable in relation to controversial and
contentious issues, such as physician assisted suicide and abortion. However, physicians …

The study examined whether preschool children conceive of empathy-based comforting as
being an obligatory reaction toward others in emotional need. We presented 3-and 5-year …

n los últimos años, los problemas éticos vinculados con los deberes positivos generales-
principalmente por lo que respecta a su fundamentación, contenido y rango moral-han …

Moral identity, or moral self, is the degree to which being moral is important to a person's self-
concept. It is hypothesized to be themissing link'between moral judgment and moral action …

Middle childhood seems to be crucial for the emergence of a moral identity, that is, an
evaluative stance of how important it is for someone's sense of self to be moral. This study …

Discussions of appeals to conscience by healthcare professionals typically focus on
situations in which they object to providing a legal and professionally permitted service, such …

We investigate the relationship between adolescents' construction of a transgression
relating to a hypothetical temptation and bystander behaviour and bullying (offline and …

Wildlife professionals lack a framework and process for incorporating ethical considerations
in a systematic and transparent way, along with ecological and social science, to support …

In this theoretical paper, selected areas of moral development as well as some of the
respective theories and models are used to characterise positive, healthy moral …

Two principles dominate the literature on the moral significance of the difference between
duties not to cause harm and duties to prevent harm. One maintains that duties not to cause …