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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Secular & nonreligious ethics

An interactive atlas of moral teachings across the world's religious and secular traditions — from ancient scriptures to modern ethics.

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.

Represented systems, not an exhaustive classification

Classification follows the workbook. Some entries describe broad traditions; others describe schools, organizations or specific codes. They are not equivalent demographic units.

41 systems

African regional ethics

African Charter Duties Ethics

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties

111 / 610 teachings mapped
International labor and migration ethics

Migrant Worker Rights Ethics

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

101 / 610 teachings mapped
Ethical religion and humanism

Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism

American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief

197 / 610 teachings mapped
International cultural and educational ethics

UNESCO Tolerance Ethics

UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance

45 / 610 teachings mapped
International intergenerational ethics

UNESCO Future Generations Ethics

Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations

44 / 610 teachings mapped
International environmental ethics

UNESCO Climate Change Ethics

Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change

45 / 610 teachings mapped
International cultural and environmental ethics

World Heritage Stewardship Ethics

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

31 / 610 teachings mapped
Global ecological and social ethics

Earth Charter Ethics

Earth Charter principles of respect, ecological integrity, justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace

173 / 610 teachings mapped
Professional engineering and technology ethics

IEEE Code of Ethics

IEEE Code of Ethics and professional conduct principles

59 / 610 teachings mapped
Spiritist religious-philosophical tradition

Kardecist Spiritism

Allan Kardec's moral teachings and official United States Spiritist Federation resources

145 / 610 teachings mapped

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.