chastity
Let an agent explain chastity as a concept in religious and ethical traditions with attribution, distinguish it from celibacy, abstinence and virginity, relay how traditions define and practise it in their own terms, and present modern debates neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain chastity as a concept in religious and ethical traditions with attribution, distinguish it from celibacy, abstinence and virginity, relay how traditions define and practise it in their own terms, and present modern debates neutrally.
The virtue or practice of abstaining from sexual activity outside a morally approved context, understood in many religious traditions as fidelity within marriage and abstinence outside it, as a vow in religious life, or as complete abstinence, and treated in Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and other traditions with their own rules and ideals, including historical practices such as the Roman trinoctium; chastity is discussed in ethics and is distinct from celibacy and from virginity.
What it is for: Not applicable; a virtue and practice.
It can be explain the concept and distinctions; relay tradition-specific teachings with attribution; present historical practices; present debates neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Moral and religious virtue
Varied definitions by tradition
Vowed form in religious life
Subject of modern debate
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a moral practice and, in religious life, a vow.
How it is recognised
Sexual restraint according to a moral code
Marital fidelity, religious vows or full abstinence
Celibacy is the state of being unmarried; virginity is a physical or social status
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in ethical traditions
is contrasted with - the unmarried state
is related to - one form
In practice
Families and kinds
chastity in Christianity including vows of religious orders
chastity and modesty in Islam
brahmacharya in Hindu and Buddhist traditions
chastity in Jewish and other traditions
historical practices such as the Roman trinoctium
secular ideals of restraint
Standards and regulation
Religious law and vows of orders
No civil regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing chastity with celibacy or virginity
Presenting one tradition as the definition
Judgemental presentation
Agents giving personal moral or sexual advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What chastity is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and distinctions.
Definition
Definition.
- What is chastity, and how does it differ from celibacy, abstinence and virginity? definition
- Is the question about the concept or a personal matter, which the model does not advise on? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What forms does chastity take, from marital fidelity to religious vows? definition
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Traditions Religious teachings.
Attribution.
Teachings
Teachings.
Teachings
Teachings.
- How do Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and other traditions teach chastity, in their own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Vows
Vows and religious life.
Vows
Vows.
- How do vows of chastity function in religious orders and monastic life? provenance
- Which entry fits religious vows? action
History History.
Context.
Ancient
Ancient practices.
Ancient
Ancient.
- What was the Roman trinoctium, and how did ancient cultures treat chastity? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Change
Historical change.
Change
Change.
- How have ideals of chastity changed over time, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of sexuality? action
Debate Ethics and debate.
Attribution.
Ethics
Ethics.
Ethics
Ethics.
- How do philosophers and ethicists treat chastity as a virtue, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Modern
Modern debates.
Modern
Modern.
- What debates exist about chastity education and gendered expectations, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should tradition-specific teachings be separate entries?
- How should religious sources be attributed?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming a Roman practice and an Islamic topic; should they be split off?