The Basics Guide

Tag: Moral Philosophy

  • Not All Kindness Is Nice

    True kindness prioritizes care and moral clarity, even when uncomfortable. Niceness prioritizes social ease and appearance. When kindness is mistaken for aggression and niceness for virtue, moral depth is lost. Real care often includes discomfort, confrontation, and truth—not just softness and harmony.

  • Fitness Through Gravity

    Justice, in its oldest and most durable sense, is not about fairness in the emotional or social sense. It is about fit—proportion, balance, scale. The Latin root ius speaks to structure: what is due, what aligns, what belongs in place. Justice in this mode is not reactive but architectural.

  • Exact Justice

    Exact Justice

    The word “just” comes from Latin iustus, rooted in ius—law, right, what is due. Its earliest sense is structural: justice as proportion, balance, proper allocation. To call something just is to say it fits within a system of order.

  • Chaos is a Ladder

    Chaos is a Ladder

    Originating from “Game of Thrones,” “Chaos is a Ladder” represents the idea of using chaos for strategic advantage. This concept has permeated discussions in politics and business, highlighting ethical considerations and the human response to upheaval.

  • Cognitive Dissonance

    Cognitive Dissonance

    The term cognitive dissonance describes mental tension experienced when holding contradictory beliefs. To relieve this unease, individuals often modify their attitudes or gather supportive information. The theory’s principles have broad applications, from decision-making to public policy.