Universal Moral Norm

A Universal Moral Norm is a moral principle of universal moral norms that is a cross-cultural ethical standard (that can be used to create ethical frameworks and moral systems that support ethical decision-making tasks).

• Context:
  • It can typically establish Universal Ethical Standards through cross-cultural moral reasoning.
  • It can typically transcend cultural boundarys through universal moral principles.
  • It can typically guide universal moral judgments through universal ethical frameworks.
  • It can typically identify universal moral values through cross-cultural ethical analysis.
  • It can typically provide universal ethical guidance through universal moral principles.
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  • It can often resist cultural relativism through universal moral foundations.
  • It can often address universal human concerns through universal moral responses.
  • It can often evaluate universal moral actions through universal ethical criteria.
  • It can often resolve cross-cultural ethical dilemmas through universal moral principles.
  • It can often reconcile ethical disagreements through universal moral reasoning.
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  • It can range from being a Basic Universal Moral Norm to being a Complex Universal Moral Norm, depending on its moral complexity.
  • It can range from being a Narrow Universal Moral Norm to being a Broad Universal Moral Norm, depending on its scope of application.
  • It can range from being a Concrete Universal Moral Norm to being an Abstract Universal Moral Norm, depending on its level of abstraction.
  • It can range from being a Strongly Universal Moral Norm to being a Weakly Universal Moral Norm, depending on its degree of universality.
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  • It can be a member of a Moral Universalism, Ethical Universalism, Universal Ethics.
  • It can inform universal moral reasoning for universal ethical deliberation.
  • It can underpin universal ethical systems for universal moral guidance.
  • It can justify universal moral obligations for universal ethical responsibility.
  • It can ground universal ethical frameworks for universal moral evaluation.
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• Examples:
  • Universal Moral Norm Categories, such as:
    • Harm-Based Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Universal Prohibition Against Murder for universal protection of human life.
      • Universal Prohibition Against Torture for universal prevention of unnecessary suffering.
    • Justice-Based Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Universal Fairness Principle for universal equitable treatment.
      • Universal Rights Recognition for universal human dignity protection.
  • Ethical Tradition Universal Moral Norms, such as:
    • Religious Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Golden Rule Universal Moral Norm for universal reciprocal moral consideration.
      • Universal Compassion Principle for universal empathetic response.
    • Philosophical Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Kantian Categorical Imperative for universal moral duty recognition.
      • Universal Utilitarian Principle for universal welfare maximization.
  • Implementation-Based Universal Moral Norms, such as:
    • Legal Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Universal Human Rights Principle for universal human dignity protection.
      • Universal Justice Principle for universal fair treatment.
    • Institutional Universal Moral Norms, such as:
      • Universal Medical Ethics Principle for universal patient welfare.
      • Universal Environmental Ethics Principle for universal ecological responsibility.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Cultural Relativism, which rejects universal moral standards in favor of culturally contingent ethical norms.
  • Moral Nihilism, which denies the existence of universal moral truths or universal moral facts.
  • Ethical Subjectivism, which holds that moral judgments are based solely on individual preferences rather than universal moral principles.
  • Moral Particularism, which opposes the idea that moral principles can be universally applicable across diverse moral situations.
• See: Ethical Theory, Moral Realism, Natural Law, Human Rights, Global Ethics, Cross-Cultural Ethics.

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