# Introducing Ethics  ## Metadata - Author: [[Dave Robinson and Chris Garratt]] - Full Title: Introducing Ethics - Category: #books ## Highlights - This “reciprocity rule” has a long track record and is found in many different religions worldwide. It is a bit like prudent insurance – a sensible way of getting along in the world, even if it’s not quite what Jesus Christ says. (His moral code is much more radical and not at all “reciprocal”. You have to do good deeds to those who have done you no good at all. This is why real Christianity is a hard act to follow.) ([Location 117](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00KFEJOPS&location=117)) - Although we would probably consider someone who had lost their memory and refused to speak still to be a person, someone who had none of these attributes we would probably consider not to be. (Perhaps because they were in a terminal coma.) ([Location 1332](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00KFEJOPS&location=1332)) - Note: Rational, language, goals, self awareness memory, make choices Aging, mental health?