Why does talk of human nature inspire such fear and loathing in so many people? It challenges three deeply held beliefs: the blank slate (the mind has no innate structure), the noble savage (people are naturally good), and the ghost in the machine (behavior is not caused by physical events)....

What do recent findings in neuroscience tell us about the ability of people to make moral judgments or reasoned decisions? Advances in neuroscience are being used by advocates to guide public policy on a broad range of moral and ethical issues. Is this new approach really a step forward? This...

As neuroscience develops a better understanding of brain function, how will this knowledge affect the notion of individual responsibility?

A short responseto several interpretations of Kass's beliefs on the relationship between modern science and biblical religion.

Steven Pinker of Harvard University delivered the second of the 2003-2004 Bradley Lectures on October 7, 2003.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University hosted a forum for indignation over the possibility of inborn differences between the sexes raised by Larry Summers.

Did the epistolary novel inspire the idea of human rights?

No One Sees God, which hits bookstores in August, covers God, atheism, and faith.