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THE GOLDEN RULE, VILLAGE
ETHIC OF MUTUAL HELP
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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. If I see someone suffering, beyond
empathizing / feeling their pain, I give them compassion. 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.”)
note: the third sentence in the above theme description was changed in late 2014.
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More to Explore--Worldview Theme #16: The
Golden Rule, Village Ethic of Mutual Help |
|
Helping Behavior
(from
online encyclopedia) |
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Silver Rule (from
online encyclopedia) |
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Compassion
Fatigue (from online encyclopedia) |
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The
Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (Stanford
University center and website) |
|
Worldview Watch #38, posted
5/16/2014 "Connecting September 11, 2001 to
Worldview Themes" |
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Committee
for the Golden Rule |
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The Golden Rule Foundation ("inspiring
children to give to others") |
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Random Acts of Kindness
(non-profit organization devoted to "inspiring a culture of kindness
in our schools, homes, and communities") |
| 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
Charter for Compassion (read full text of this statement inspired by
The Golden Rule) |
| 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
(related articles, quotes posted on eqi.org website) |
| The
Roots of Empathy (organization offers "an evidence-based
classroom program" and seeks to build "caring, peaceful, and
civil societies") |
| Compassion
(a Buddhist perspective) |
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| "Selfish
Traits Not Favored By Evolution, Study Shows" by Melissa Hogenboom (report
from BBC News, Aug 2 2013) |
| Moral
Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism and Shame by Christopher Boehm (Megan
Gambino's book review from The Smithsonian May 4 2012) |
| The Age of Empathy:
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society by Frans de Waal (review
of this 2009 book) |
|
The
Evolution of Cooperation, by Robert Axelrod and Richard Dawkins (2006
revision of classic--read excerpts at Google Books) |
| 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 |
| 18
Practical Tips for Living the Golden Rule (posted on zenhabits.net
website) |
| The
Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper (more on this 2007 award winning
children's book) |
| The Age of Empathy:
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society by Frans de Waal (more on this
2010 book with excerpts from Google Books) |
| On
Kindness, by Adam Phillips & Barbara Taylor (review of this 2009
book) |
| "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) |
| The
Factors in Organic Evolution, by David Starr Jordan (see especially
lecture XXVII from this 1894 classic) |
| quotes
related to the Golden Rule |
| quotes
related to compassion |
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