Difference between revisions of "Ethical Calculus"
From Alpha Centauri Wiki
m |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{TechInfoBox|desc=A new system of morality to encompass our future|military=0|tech=1|infra=3|colonize=3|preq=Psych|enables=Integ|enables2=Gene|facility=[[ | + | {{TechInfoBox|desc=A new system of morality to encompass our future|military=0|tech=1|infra=3|colonize=3|preq=Psych|enables=Integ|enables2=Gene|facility=[[Children’s Creche]]|social=[[Democratic]]|quote=Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean. |
:::-- Aristotle, | :::-- Aristotle, | ||
:::"Nichomachean Ethics", Datalinks}} | :::"Nichomachean Ethics", Datalinks}} | ||
Throughout the history of mankind, philosophers have grappled with the question: ‘How shall we then live?’ [[Ethical Calculus]] lays down mathematical principles uncovered by [[Social Psych]] to address this question, essentially providing calculations and functions that determine appropriate behavior. | Throughout the history of mankind, philosophers have grappled with the question: ‘How shall we then live?’ [[Ethical Calculus]] lays down mathematical principles uncovered by [[Social Psych]] to address this question, essentially providing calculations and functions that determine appropriate behavior. | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 12 March 2013
| Ethical Calculus | |
|---|---|
| Requires | Social Psych |
| Leads to | Intellectual Integrity, Gene Splicing |
| Facility | Children’s Creche |
| Social choice | Democratic |
Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean.
- -- Aristotle,
- "Nichomachean Ethics", Datalinks
Throughout the history of mankind, philosophers have grappled with the question: ‘How shall we then live?’ Ethical Calculus lays down mathematical principles uncovered by Social Psych to address this question, essentially providing calculations and functions that determine appropriate behavior.
