Believing things to be true because one wishes them to be true is a prime malady of the human condition. It is an opposite of objectivity, reflecting a shortfall of intellectual honesty. It has led to ... Read More about Wish Fulfillment
Week 03: Justice
Bias
[/caption] Magritte’s painting suggests a central question: can we recognize our own biases? ... Read More about Bias
Championing Rights of Being
Basic rights of being, often called human rights, are only a beginning step toward justice, but an essential one. Basic rights of being include the right not to be violated – violations take many ... Read More about Championing Rights of Being
Championing Civil Rights
Civil rights are a beginning in the struggle toward justice. An overriding social theme during my lifetime (I was born in 1954) has been epic struggle against hypocrisy, and how that played out ... Read More about Championing Civil Rights
Living with Ideals
Without ideals, practicing justice is impossible. An ideal is a conception of a state of justice. An ideal can be modest but usually it is associated with a bold and dynamic vision for the ... Read More about Living with Ideals
Sharing
There is no justice without sharing, for justice is about more than the self. When John Lennon imagined a future of "all the people sharing all the world", he did not mean that some should work ... Read More about Sharing
Being Objective and Realistic
Being objective and realistic is a basic building block of an individual’s being just. It operates mainly in the intellectual/thinking domain. . . . in justice the same cases should be decided in ... Read More about Being Objective and Realistic
Conscience
We begin with rudimentary building blocks of justice, one of which is conscience. This value is mainly an emotion. Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing ... Read More about Conscience
Living Justly; Championing Justice
Honoring intrinsic worth, universally applied, yields justice. (1 + 1 =2.) This is the core principle of the values system and religion presented herein. In this view, justice is not about evening a ... Read More about Living Justly; Championing Justice