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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
This page is intended as a catalog or directory of existing [[moral system]]s and codes.{{seed}}
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[[category:ethics]][[category:concepts]]This page is intended as a catalog or directory of existing [[moral system]]s A moral system may include [[moral code]]s, i.e. a set of practical rules expressing the application of the moral system in a contemporary cultural context, but this is not a requirement for being considered a moral system.{{seed}}
==Secular==
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==Query==
* 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.
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Are there ''any'' known moral systems, other than those primarily defined by their [[moral code|code]]s? Or, to put it more precisely, are there any moral systems whose underlying reasoning is actually ''explained'', rather than just being expressed as a list of rules?
 
 
==Judeo-Christianity==
 
* The [[Ten Commandments]]
 
* The seven [[wikipedia:Noahide Laws|Noahide Laws]]
 
* [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus%2018;&version=31; Leviticus 18]
 

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Overview

This page is intended as a catalog or directory of existing moral systems A moral system may include moral codes, i.e. a set of practical rules expressing the application of the moral system in a contemporary cultural context, but this is not a requirement for being considered a moral system.

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Query

Are there any known moral systems, other than those primarily defined by their codes? Or, to put it more precisely, are there any moral systems whose underlying reasoning is actually explained, rather than just being expressed as a list of rules?