Promote independence in later life
Support older persons' autonomy, income security, housing, mobility, and ability to direct daily life.
Skip to atlas contentM305 · Ethics of Ageing and Older Persons M307 · Ethics of Ageing and Older Persons M306 · Ethics of Ageing and Older Persons
WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Support self-fulfillment throughout life
Preserve opportunities for learning, creativity, spirituality, and meaningful contribution in old age.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
- Religious systems
- 1/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 2/41
- Represented systems
- 3/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/3
1.9%
4.9%
3.2%
33.3%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Preserve opportunities for learning, creativity, spirituality, and meaningful contribution in old age.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
Preserved calculation difference
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Evidence, mapping by mapping
3 selected mappings
United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Specific primary/official anchor
Support self-fulfillment throughout life · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UN Principles for Older Persons: self-fulfillment
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Specific primary/official anchor · International ageing ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10521. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
World Heritage Stewardship Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Support self-fulfillment throughout life · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International cultural and environmental ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10522. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
History and geography: source limits
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Explore connections in the same category
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Provide appropriate care in later life
Ensure access to health, social, legal, and supportive services responsive to older persons' needs.
Enable older persons to participate in society
Remove barriers to civic, cultural, educational, and community participation.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 558 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 547 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 427 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 39 |
| Religions Sharing | 1 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 1.9 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 2 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 4.9 |
| All Systems Sharing | 3 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 3.2 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 33.3 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 38.8 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -3 |
Specialized or emerging teaching