Your moral circle

How widely your circle of moral concern reaches.

The idea of a 'moral circle' (Peter Singer's expanding circle) asks how widely your genuine moral concern reaches. A self-description of where yours mainly sits — reasonable people draw it differently. (The expanding moral circle)

Groups

• Family & community — Those closest to you come first.
• My people — Your country and fellow citizens.
• All humanity — Every human being, equally.
• All who can suffer — Animals and all beings that feel.
• All living things — Whole ecosystems and the living world.
• Future generations too — Including those not yet born.

Related topics

• Your ethical framework
• Moral foundations that matter most to you
• Where your morals come from
• Is morality objective?
• Social value orientation (SVO)

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