# good (moral)

that which helps and is more than does not help

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: good  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [help](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-help.assistance), [polite](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social)

**Through:** they together help others

**Novel properties:**
- positive value
- desirability

## Examples
- The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act mandated ramps and elevators in public buildings, enabling access for wheelchair users. *(institutions)*
- Toyota's 1970s 'just-in-time' production system reduced waste by delivering parts only as needed on assembly lines. *(economics)*
- The Linux kernel, maintained by thousands of developers since 1991, powers over 90% of the world's cloud servers. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [bad](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bad.moral) (L7)
- [beauty](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-beauty.aesthetic) (L11)
- [best](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-best.quality) (L7)
- [car](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-car.transport) (L16)
- [comparative](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comparative.comparative) (L7)
- [fun](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fun.leisure) (L13)
- [great](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-great.size) (L7)
- [love](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-love.emotional) (L8)
- [nice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-nice.polite) (L7)
- [value](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-value.worth) (L9)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-good.moral.json*  
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