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The Ethics of Belonging provides a scientifically grounded ethical framework that emphasizes the relational nature of belonging as foundational to morality and justice. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to propose a framework for understanding ethics rooted in the need to belong, challenging traditional moral philosophies.

February 21, 2026Open Access

Ethics of Belonging: A Dialogue with the Major Ethical Traditions

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This article develops an ethics of belonging, integrating insights across disciplines to redefine justice and morality for social cohesion.

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The aim is to propose a framework for understanding ethics rooted in the need to belong, challenging traditional moral philosophies.
Dialogue with major ethical traditions including Kantian deontology and virtue ethics.
Integration of concepts from psychology, neurobiology, and anthropology.
Articulation of a relational ontology summarized by 'to be is to belong.'
Examination of the intersection between belonging, ethics, and justice.
Establishes a scientific foundation for ethics focused on protecting human belongings.
Defines justice as the organization that ensures dignified belonging and prevents exclusion.
Proposes emotional belonging self and autonomy of belonging as alternatives to individualism.

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Carlos Federico Obregon Diaz (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994cdf873532290d021cb6 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18703656

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This article develops an ethics of belonging, integrating insights across disciplines to redefine justice and morality for social cohesion.

Ethics of Belonging: A Dialogue with the Major Ethical Traditions

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Ethics of Belonging: A Dialogue with the Major Ethical Traditions

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