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THE GOLDEN RULE, VILLAGE
ETHIC OF MUTUAL HELP
I
believe that all human beings are precious,
special and worthy of treatment based on The
Golden Rule: that is, treat others as you would
want them to treat you. I don’t lie, cheat, steal,
discriminate, or arbitrarily restrict, because I
don’t want people doing this to me. I don’t
desire and horde more than my share of material
wealth because I don’t want others failing to
share with me. If I see someone in need, I
practice a “village ethic of mutual help”: I help
them because someday I may similarly need
help from someone. (Note: For many, the
universal ethical principle known as the Golden
Rule is the basis for a rational absolute morality.
Some connect it with promoting good karma,
others with “good cannot flow from evil.”)
Related Words, Beliefs,
Background -- 28 entries
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More to Explore--Worldview Theme #16: The
Golden Rule, Village Ethic of Mutual Help |
|
The Golden Rule (from
online encyclopedia) |
|
Ethic of
Reciprocity (from
online encyclopedia) |
|
Committee
for the Golden Rule |
| The
Golden Rule (everything about the philosophy behind this) |
| Shared
Belief in the Golden Rule |
| The
Golden Rule in World Religion |
| The
Golden Rule--A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis by Stephen J.
Gould |
| Gandhi
and his Message of Universal Brotherhood |
| Tolstoy
on the Law of Love |
| The
Golden Rule, by Jeffrey Wattles (review of book that surveys the
history of The Golden Rule) |
| Brotherhood
(a Muslim perspective) |
| Confucious
and the Family of Man |
| How
Would You Feel if a Million Soviet Troops Stormed Your Reich Capital?
(an opposing viewpoint) |
| The
Golden Rule -- A Web Exercise |
| The
Golden Rule, Fairness (in an international trade context) |
| The
Value of Gold: Ethics & Worldviews (business view) |
| Empathy |
| Compassion
(a Buddhist perspective) |
| The Science of Good and Evil
-- Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and the Golden Rule, by Michael
Shermer |
| Good
Samaritan Laws in Different Countries |
| "What
Makes Us Moral?" by Jeffrey Kluger (December 3, 2007 Time
magazine article) |
| The Neurobiology of Trust,
by Paul J. Zak (June, 2008 Scientific American article) |
| quotes
related to the Golden Rule |
| quotes
related to compassion |
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