Moral Rule

A Moral Rule is a social rule that claims right and wrongness of action.

• Example(s):
  • You should love your family (otherwise you will likely be deemed immoral).
  • You should help your group (otherwise you will likely be deemed immoral).
  • You should return favors (otherwise you will likely be deemed immoral).
  • You should be brave (otherwise you will likely be deemed immoral).
  • You should defer to authority (otherwise you may be deemed immoral).
  • You should be fair (otherwise you may be deemed immoral).
  • You should respect other's property (otherwise you will likely be deemed immoral).
  • You should keep promises (otherwise you may be deemed immoral).
  • You should tell the truth (otherwise you may be deemed immoral).
• See: Morality, Morally-Judgeable Decision.

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References

2018

• https://evolution-institute.org/the-seven-moral-rules-found-all-around-the-world/
  • … And, as predicted by the theory, these seven moral rules – love your family, help your group, return favors, be brave, defer to authority, be fair, and respect others’ property – appear to be universal across cultures.

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality Retrieved:2014-6-22.
  • Morality … is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" (or right) and those that are "bad" (or wrong).Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, culture, etc., or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. … < P> … Various expressions of this fundamental moral rule are to be found in tenets of most religions and creeds through the ages, testifying to its universal applicability." Walter Terence Stace argued that the Golden Rule is much more than simply an ethical code. He posits that it "express [es] the essence of a universal morality." The rationale for this distinction occupies much of his book The Concept of Morals (1937). </ref>

2010

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/duty_1.shtml
  • QUOTE: Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions.

     Deontologists live in a universe of moral rules, such as:

    • It is wrong to kill innocent people.
    • It is wrong to steal.
    • It is wrong to tell lies.
    • It is right to keep promises.

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