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ethics

Moral philosophy and right action.

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importance: 8/10

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A discourse on egoismblog2025.09.26
status: in progress·certainty: certain·importance: 8/10

a conversation on the morality of selfishness

ethicsegoismselfishness
The Cost of Perjuryblog2025.08.11
status: in progress·certainty: possible·importance: 5/10
ethicslawtruth
In Defense of the Malfeasantessays2025.08.11
status: in progress·certainty: possible·importance: 2/10
ethicswrongdoingdefense
That to Live is to Be Evilessays2025.08.11
status: in progress·certainty: possible·importance: 1/10
ethicslifeevil
That Lust Cannot Be Satedessays2025.07.18
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a moral letter to those who indulge in excessive, and unprincipled lust

ethicsdesirelust
Letter to the Licentiousessays2025.07.13
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a moral letter to those who indulge in excessive, and unprincipled lust

ethicslettersexuality
Simulating Human Moral Judgment in LLMspapers2025.07.04
status: Notes·certainty: technical-philosophical·importance: 10/10

Constructs a benchmark from human moral responses to evaluate how closely large language models align with real-world ethical intuitions.

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Do People Solve Moral Dilemmas Differently at Different Times of Day?papers2025.06.16
status: Notes·certainty: tentative·importance: 7/10

Studies diurnal variation in moral decision-making and cognitive load.

Moral PsychologyChronobiologyDecision FatigueEthics
Against Betrayal of Public Trustprogymnasmata2025.04.26
status: Notes·certainty: likely·importance: 6/10

commonplace speech denouncing the violation of public trust by those in positions of authority.

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