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ZE_1_01 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_1_01 — Ethics Across Civilizations: Universal Moral Patterns

Despite vast cultural differences, virtually every civilization in human history has independently developed strikingly similar core moral principles: reciprocity (the Golden Rule), prohibitions against murder and theft,

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ZE_2_04 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_04 — Taboo, the Sacred, and Boundary Transgression

Taboo — the prohibition of certain acts, objects, or persons as dangerous, polluting, or sacred — is one of the most universal features of human culture, yet one of the most difficult to explain. From the Polynesian orig

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ZE_2_02 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_02 — Prophecy, Divination, and Oracular Traditions

Divination — the practice of obtaining knowledge of the unknown (future, hidden, distant) through non-ordinary means — is arguably the most universal religious/intellectual practice in human history. Every documented civ

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ZE_2_01 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_01 — Alchemy and Transmutation Across Civilizations

Alchemy — the art and science of transformation — emerged independently or semi-independently in at least three civilizations: Egyptian-Greek-Arabic-European (the Western tradition), Chinese (waidan/neidan), and Indian (

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ZE_2_03 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_03 — Ritual, Symbol, and the Sacred — Theory of Religious Experience

Ritual, symbol, and the experience of the sacred are universal features of human culture — present in every known society from the Upper Paleolithic to the present. This document examines the major theoretical frameworks

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ZE_2_00 Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_00 — Religious Cultural Ethics: Subfolder Summary