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Moral hierarchy

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A moral hierarchy is a hierarchy by which actions are ranked by their morality, with respect to a moral code. The notion of a moral hierarchy tends to be thin and untenable in cases spanning multiple cultures, because of the perception that moral codes are not equal, or that certain codes are superior to others.