Ethical Calculus

"Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean."

- Aristotle, "Nichomachean Ethics", Datalinks

Ethical Calculus is a Explore technology in Alpha Centauri.

Background
Throughout the history of mankind, philosophers have grappled with the question: ‘How shall we then live?’ Ethical Calculus lays down mathematical principles uncovered by Social Psych (B1) to address this question, essentially providing calculations and functions that determine appropriate behavior.