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TST Positions 2: Ethics
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TST Positions 2: Ethics
By Michael Alan Prestwood
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TST Ethics: Flourishing for All
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The paper defends a relational account of ethics in which flourishing depends partly on how persons regard and respond to the agency of others. Anger, reduction, reciprocity, and boundaries are treated not as peripheral concerns, but as central to ordinary moral life. In this way, TST Ethics places relationships—not abstractions alone—at the heart of ethical theory.
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Flourishing requires calibration. TST Ethics integrates intent, consequence, proportionality, and systemic impact within a two-layered reality. Respect law, reduce harm, and refine your responsibility as awareness grows. Personal morality and group ethics are not separate domains — they are scaled expressions of fairness lived within real constraints.
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TST Less Harm Theory
Less Harm Theory
“Causing no harm” is an aspiration, not a fantasy. Life brings tradeoffs. Even good choices can carry costs. The ethical person does not pretend harm never happens; they notice it, reduce it, justify it when necessary, and stay willing to recalibrate.
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TST Group Ethics Theory
Group Ethics
A group is not ethical simply because its members feel loyal or mean well. Power increases responsibility. Ethical groups seek truth, act with honor, reduce harm, and build systems that help people flourish rather than merely protecting the group itself.
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TST Personal Morality Theory
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Every choice trains the self. Over time, your actions shape your character, and your character shapes your future choices. Personal morality asks more than “What should I do right now?” It asks, “Who am I becoming, and am I becoming that person with truth and honor?”