The golden rule applies to our actions toward
The golden rule applies to our actions toward
GR is derived from the general duties to be conscientious (to live in harmony with our moral beliefs) and impartial (to make similar evaluations about similar actions). Neither of these duties is restricted to just how we treat our tribe or social group.
The golden rule applies to our actions toward
GR is derived from the general duties to be conscientious (to live in harmony with our moral beliefs) and impartial (to make similar evaluations about similar actions). Neither of these duties is restricted to just how we treat humans.
The golden rule applies to our actions toward
GR is derived from the general duties to be conscientious (to live in harmony with our moral beliefs) and impartial (to make similar evaluations about similar actions). Neither of these duties is restricted to just how we treat humans or members of our tribe or social group.
Consider "Don't step on X without consenting to the idea of your being stepped on if you were in X's exact place." This holds regardless of whether X is a friend, a stranger, or a dog. It also holds if X is a rock. But GR is vacuous when applied to rocks -- since I don't care about whether I be stepped on in the place of the rock. Rocks feel no pain.