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Finally, the last part of the imperative is an acceptance of the diversity of the community in terms of core values: ethics, aesthetics, and religion. The acceptance of diversity is very important. This is because autonomy will necessitate that there will be no “standard or ‘normal’ citizen.” There is not an essentialist template by which we can measure. On the contrary, people are different. Embracing these differences and allowing institutional space for them is morally and practically important. There is a limit to this acceptance—not any core values will do only those consistent with the personal worldview imperative (as per criteria two and three mentioned earlier). The default position in the shared community worldview imperative is that diversity is prima facie good and a healthy state of affairs for the micro or macro community. The burden of proof to the contrary is upon those who believe that such behavior is unethical.

It is the position of this author that these five aspects of the shared community worldview imperative lay the groundwork for ethical human communities that operate effectively for all their members (hoti, dioti, ei esti).