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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Act independently from improper influence

Avoid obligations, payments, favors, and relationships that compromise editorial judgment.

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

1.9%

Nonreligious systems
2/41

4.9%

Represented systems
3/93

3.2%

Specific anchors*
1/3

33.3%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Avoid obligations, payments, favors, and relationships that compromise editorial judgment.

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

ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnava Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Act independently from improper influence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

ISKCON constitutional and Governing Body standards concerning honesty, cleanliness, austerity, mercy, nonviolence, livelihood, and promises

Open original source ↗ constitution.iskcon.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Hindu Vaishnava

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, institutional authority, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10493. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Act independently from improper influence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Open original source ↗ www.icrc.org

Official framework-level anchor · International humanitarian ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10494. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Act independently from improper influence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: Act Independently

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10495. 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.

M323 · Journalism and Public Information Ethics

Seek truth and report it accurately

Gather, verify, contextualize, and communicate information with honesty and fairness.

17 / 93 systems mapped · 18.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M324 · Journalism and Public Information Ethics

Minimize avoidable harm in public reporting

Balance the public's need for information against foreseeable and unnecessary injury.

2 / 93 systems mapped · 2.2%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M326 · Journalism and Public Information Ethics

Be accountable and transparent about reporting

Explain decisions, correct errors promptly, and provide channels for legitimate criticism.

2 / 93 systems mapped · 2.2%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious549
Overall Rank507
Nonreligious Rank362
Religious Frequency Tier39
Religions Sharing1
Religious Systems52
Religious %1.9
Nonreligious Groups Sharing2
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %4.9
All Systems Sharing3
All Systems94
Overall %3.2
Direct Official Anchors1
Direct Evidence %33.3
Cross-Sphere Balance Index38.8
Religious Adoption Gap-3

Specialized or emerging teaching

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.