The New York Times obituary for former defense secretary Robert McNamara (1916–2009) included these sad lines about his later life: “He wore the expression of a haunted man. He could be seen in the ...

The feeling that "I did something wrong" keeps coming back to your mind later, making you feel distressed...That feeling of ...

How does the conscious differ from the conscience? Being conscious is the state of being awake and alert. Conscience, on the other hand, refers to an awareness of whether actions are right or wrong.

Most people assume they know what a “conscience” is. We speak of having a clear one, a guilty one, or sometimes none at all. Before doing this study, I never thought too deeply about it. I just went ...

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics recently hosted the conference "Conscience in Catholicism: Rights, Responsibilities, and Institutional Policies." Scholars from around the world gathered to ...