The Golden Rule 将心比心原则 (陈汤网友提供)

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The Golden Rule 将心比心原则 (陈汤网友提供)

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The Golden Rule

"Golden Rule" redirects here.
For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation).

The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity is an ethical code, or a morality[2], that states (in four forms, see table below):

One should treat others according to how one would like others to treat them (positive, passive form)

Treat others as you would like to be treated (positive, active form)
One should not treat others in ways one would not like to be treated (prohibitive, passive form)
Do not treat others in ways you would not like to be treated (prohibitive, active form. Also called the Silver Rule)

The Golden Rule has a long history, and a great number of prominent religious figures and philosophers have restated the above four forms of the Rule in various ways.

The Golden Rule is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, in which each individual has a right to just treatment, and a responsibility to ensure justice for others.[3] A key element of the Golden Rule is that a person attempting to live by this rule treats all people, not just members of his or her in-group, with consideration. The Golden Rule has its roots in a wide range of world cultures, and is a standard which different cultures use to resolve conflicts.[4]

The Golden Rule has a history that long predates the term "Golden Rule" (or "Golden law," as it was called from the 1670s[5]). It was present in certain forms in the philosophies of ancient Babylon, Egypt, India, Greece, Judea, and China. Principal philosophers and religious figures have stated it in different ways, but its most common Modern English phrasing first appeared in a Catholic catechism around 1567 (certainly in the reprint of 1583[6]):

That English phrasing is a translation of ancient Greek manuscripts; and in the original Greek it is attributed to Jesus of Nazareth in the Biblical book of Matthew: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." (Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:39, Luke 6:31)