Silver Rule
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The Silver Rule is an ethical principle that advises people to avoid doing to others what they would not want done to themselves, serving as a more cautious, negative formulation of the Golden Rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silver Rule canonical | 1 |
| Wiccan Rede | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical principle
ⓘ
moral guideline ⓘ normative rule ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
preventing injustice
ⓘ
reducing interpersonal harm ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
interpersonal behavior
ⓘ
social conduct ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Golden Rule ⓘ |
| coreIdea | avoid doing to others what one would not want done to oneself ⓘ |
| discourages | harmful actions toward others ⓘ |
| emphasizes | what should not be done ⓘ |
| encourages |
moral caution
ⓘ
restraint in action ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
avoidance of harm
ⓘ
non-maleficence ⓘ |
| hasFormulationType |
cautious formulation
ⓘ
negative formulation ⓘ |
| hasScope | universalizable behavior ⓘ |
| influences |
norms of non-aggression
ⓘ
norms of tolerance ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs |
less demanding than the Golden Rule
ⓘ
principle of non-interference ⓘ |
| isComparedWith | positive formulation of the Golden Rule ⓘ |
| isCompatibleWith |
many religious moral teachings
ⓘ
secular ethics ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
cautious version of the Golden Rule
ⓘ
minimal moral standard ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
ethics textbooks
ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ |
| isExpressedAs | negative reciprocity principle ⓘ |
| isFormulatedAs |
"Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself"
ⓘ
"What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others" ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Golden Rule ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
interpersonal ethics
ⓘ
rules of reciprocity ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
codes of conduct
ⓘ
conflict avoidance ⓘ ethical reasoning ⓘ moral education ⓘ |
| logicalForm |
negative duty
ⓘ
prohibition ⓘ |
| moralOrientation |
other-regarding
ⓘ
reciprocity-based ethics ⓘ |
| reliesOn | self-reflection about unwanted treatment ⓘ |
| requires |
consideration of others' interests
ⓘ
imagination of reversed roles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.