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| − | {{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|logo=[[File:Ethical Calculus.png|215px]]|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 Crèche]]|social=[[Democratic]]|quote=Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others<br /> |
| − | ::: | + | because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue<br /> |
| − | ::: | + | finds and chooses the mean.<br /> |
| − | Throughout the history of mankind, philosophers have grappled with the question: | + | <br /> |
| + | :::—Aristotle,<br /> | ||
| + | ::: “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. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 1 May 2013
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| Requires | Social Psych |
| Leads to | Intellectual Integrity, Gene Splicing |
| Facility | Children’s Crèche |
| 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
- —Aristotle,
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.
