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-The "universal ethic" is a set of moral rules that expresses natural moral law. If it exists, the universal ethic is a unique moral imperative for humanity.  Its function is to provide the foundation for proper laws and policies.  The claim for its existence is a set of criteria which the universal ethic should satisfy.  The universal ethic has five basic rules:
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-. A "benefit" is an act welcomed by the recipient.
-. A "harm" is an act which directly and actually invades the legitimate domain of a victim.
-. Acts which benefit others are good.
-. All acts, and only those acts, which coercively harm others are evil.
-. Acts which are neither good nor evil are morally neutral.
-The criteria for the universal ethic are:
-. The ethic should apply universally to all persons.
-. The ethic should be comprehensive for all acts.
-. The ethic should be logically consistent with the premises from which it is derived.
-. The ethic should not be based merely on arbitrary beliefs, values, or on any particular culture or practice.
-The premises from which the universal ethic are derived are those proposed by the British philosopher John Locke in his Second Treatise of Government.  These are:
-. Human beings are morally equal, having an equal moral worth, there being no inherent master-slave relationship in human biology.
-. Human beings are independent in their thinking and feeling.
-. Each person has a personal ethic by which acts are deemed to be good, evil, or neutral.
-==Reference==
-:The Soul of Liberty, by Fred Foldvary.
-[[category:philosophy]]

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