# Ethical Sapiens

> A naturalistic, sentience-centred and corrigible moral framework for direct moral consideration, responsibility under uncertainty, technological power, animal ethics, and the future stewardship of sentient life.

Author: Ethical Sapiens
Version: 5.4
Published: 2026-08-26
Updated: 2026-09-08
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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