silver rule
English
Noun
silver rule (plural silver rules)
- (ethics) The principle that one should not treat other people in the manner in which one would not want to be treated by them.
- 1934, J. O. Hertzler, "On Golden Rules," International Journal of Ethics, vol. 44, no. 4, p. 421:
- Confucius (551-479 BC) squarely faces the issue and gives us the first specific statement of the rule in its negative form, sometimes referred to as the "Silver Rule."
- 1934, J. O. Hertzler, "On Golden Rules," International Journal of Ethics, vol. 44, no. 4, p. 421:
See also
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.