Universal ethical principles
Self-chosen universal principles of justice and dignity, even against law.
How it sounds
Every person's dignity is equal, and I must act on that even when the law says otherwise.
Signs in writing
- universal dignity
- reversibility ('in their shoes')
- principle over law
Values
justice · dignity
Fears
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Staying healthy at this stage
- principled community
Growth edge
- add care and context to principle
How to be heard at this stage
- reason from universal principles
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Pluralist Cook-Greuter
- Individualistic Loevinger
- Systematic Commons
- Conjunctive Fowler
- Self-authoring → Self-transforming Kegan
- Individualist Torbert
- Communitarian / Egalitarian Spiral Dynamics
- Green Wilber
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