Silver Rule
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The Silver Rule is an ethical principle that advises people to avoid doing to others what they would not want done to themselves, serving as a more cautious, negative formulation of the Golden Rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silver Rule canonical | 1 |
| Wiccan Rede | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62976 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silver Rule Context triple: [Golden Rule, relatedConcept, Silver Rule]
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A.
Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is a foundational ethical principle, especially prominent in Christian teaching, that urges people to treat others as they themselves would like to be treated.
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B.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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C.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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D.
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
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E.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silver Rule Target entity description: The Silver Rule is an ethical principle that advises people to avoid doing to others what they would not want done to themselves, serving as a more cautious, negative formulation of the Golden Rule.
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A.
Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is a foundational ethical principle, especially prominent in Christian teaching, that urges people to treat others as they themselves would like to be treated.
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B.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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C.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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D.
Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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E.
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical principle
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moral guideline ⓘ normative rule ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
preventing injustice
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reducing interpersonal harm ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
interpersonal behavior
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social conduct ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Golden Rule ⓘ |
| coreIdea | avoid doing to others what one would not want done to oneself ⓘ |
| discourages | harmful actions toward others ⓘ |
| emphasizes | what should not be done ⓘ |
| encourages |
moral caution
ⓘ
restraint in action ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
avoidance of harm
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non-maleficence ⓘ |
| hasFormulationType |
cautious formulation
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negative formulation ⓘ |
| hasScope | universalizable behavior ⓘ |
| influences |
norms of non-aggression
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norms of tolerance ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs |
less demanding than the Golden Rule
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principle of non-interference ⓘ |
| isComparedWith | positive formulation of the Golden Rule ⓘ |
| isCompatibleWith |
many religious moral teachings
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secular ethics ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
cautious version of the Golden Rule
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minimal moral standard ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
ethics textbooks
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| isExpressedAs | negative reciprocity principle ⓘ |
| isFormulatedAs |
"Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself"
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"What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others" ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Golden Rule ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
interpersonal ethics
ⓘ
rules of reciprocity ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
codes of conduct
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conflict avoidance ⓘ ethical reasoning ⓘ moral education ⓘ |
| logicalForm |
negative duty
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prohibition ⓘ |
| moralOrientation |
other-regarding
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reciprocity-based ethics ⓘ |
| reliesOn | self-reflection about unwanted treatment ⓘ |
| requires |
consideration of others' interests
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imagination of reversed roles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silver Rule Description of subject: The Silver Rule is an ethical principle that advises people to avoid doing to others what they would not want done to themselves, serving as a more cautious, negative formulation of the Golden Rule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.