Several books are recommended in regard to the problems of bigotry and aggressive violence in America and around the world.

Examines an argument typically employed by vigorous opponents of abortion, but shows why it fails, and why a pro-choice view is most reasonable.

Here I critically examine some traditional beliefs about God and the soul, and explain why I now have serious doubts about them.

This is the fourth episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage, Covert Action, and Interrogation, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

This is the third episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage, Covert Action, and Interrogation, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

This is the second episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage, Covert Action, and Interrogation, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

This is the first episode in a four-part series on the historical evolution of ethical perspectives on war in major religious traditions, adapted from my book, Partly Cloudy: Ethics in War, Espionage, Covert Action, and Interrogation, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

In cases where significant moral principles conflict, one possible way to resolve the conflict is if one of them is absolute and always overrides the others.  Are there any such absolutes?  Dr. Perry shows why religion is not helpful in that regard, and why it makes more sense to consider a cluster of prima facie moral principles, rather than any absolutes.

Considers several theories that deny objective morality, and why those theories all fail. Outlines some objective ethical principles, and how complex they can become in professional life. Provides some guidelines for ethical deliberation and action.

This podcast focuses on Critical Thinking, a deliberate effort to reason clearly by identifying and avoiding psychological biases, logical pitfalls, and other errors in judgment.  The scope of Critical Thinking goes beyond ethics, but it's clearly essential to good ethical decision-making.