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| − | [[category:ethics]][[category:concepts]]A [[moral code]] is a set of rules or guidelines which expresses the practical upshot of the values in a [[moral system]].{{seedling}} | + | [[page type::article]] |
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| + | ==About== | ||
| + | A [[moral code]] is a set of rules or guidelines which expresses the practical upshot of the values in a [[moral system]].{{seedling}} | ||
==List of Codes== | ==List of Codes== | ||
===Secular=== | ===Secular=== | ||
* The [[wikipedia:Code of Hammurabi|Code of Hammurabi]] was created in approximately 1760 BC, and is one of the earliest sets of legal or moral codes; earlier codes exist, but are not as completely known. | * The [[wikipedia:Code of Hammurabi|Code of Hammurabi]] was created in approximately 1760 BC, and is one of the earliest sets of legal or moral codes; earlier codes exist, but are not as completely known. | ||
* The [[US Constitution]] is arguably a [[moral code]] for the [[US government]] to follow, in addition to being the supreme law of the {{USA}} | * The [[US Constitution]] is arguably a [[moral code]] for the [[US government]] to follow, in addition to being the supreme law of the {{USA}} | ||
| + | ===Fictional=== | ||
| + | * [http://diggercomic.com/?p=292 Wombat morality (Digger)]: | ||
| + | ** Don't hurt people if you can avoid it. | ||
| + | ** Don't steal stuff unless you're starving or it's really important. | ||
| + | ** Work hard. | ||
| + | ** Pay your bills. | ||
| + | ** Try to help others. | ||
| + | ** Always double-check your math if there are explosives involved. | ||
| + | ** If you screwed it up, you need to see it gets fixed. | ||
| + | ** Don't eat anything that talks. | ||
| + | ** If it doesn't fall under one of those categories, just do the best you can. | ||
===Religious=== | ===Religious=== | ||
* [[Biblical]] moral codes: | * [[Biblical]] moral codes: | ||
** The [[Ten Commandments]] | ** The [[Ten Commandments]] | ||
| − | ** The seven | + | ** The seven {{wp/alt|Noahide Laws}} |
** The [[Levitican Laws]] (see [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus%2018;&version=31; Leviticus 18]) | ** The [[Levitican Laws]] (see [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus%2018;&version=31; Leviticus 18]) | ||
* [[Sharia]]: [[Islam]]ic law | * [[Sharia]]: [[Islam]]ic law | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 9 June 2013
About
A moral code is a set of rules or guidelines which expresses the practical upshot of the values in a moral system.
List of Codes
Secular
- The Code of Hammurabi was created in approximately 1760 BC, and is one of the earliest sets of legal or moral codes; earlier codes exist, but are not as completely known.
- The US Constitution is arguably a moral code for the US government to follow, in addition to being the supreme law of the United States
Fictional
- Wombat morality (Digger):
- Don't hurt people if you can avoid it.
- Don't steal stuff unless you're starving or it's really important.
- Work hard.
- Pay your bills.
- Try to help others.
- Always double-check your math if there are explosives involved.
- If you screwed it up, you need to see it gets fixed.
- Don't eat anything that talks.
- If it doesn't fall under one of those categories, just do the best you can.
Religious
- Biblical moral codes:
- The Ten Commandments
- The seven Noahide Laws [W]
- The Levitican Laws (see Leviticus 18)
- Sharia: Islamic law