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Justifying Wrong Treatment
We treat people in certain ways and then justify the same. You are judged by what you do, and not for the reasons you give.
If our treatment isn't right, no amount of justification will serve any purpose.
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Philosophy and truth
We think philosophy has a role to play in identifying and correcting the disconnect between perception and reality with regard to politicians’ trustworthiness. By providing a theory of lying and tr...
Augustine on lying
Augustine (354-430) was one of the first to define a lie explicitly as the intent to deceive.
Augustine argues that lying is not permissible regardless of the circumstances that provoked the lie.
Kant on lying
Kant defines a lie as an “intentionally untruthful declaration”.
Kant identifies truthfulness as an utterance that accurately represents one’s thoughts (including one’s beliefs), regardless of whether those thoughts are themselves accurate.
Kant argues that lying is not permissible, but he allows for engaging in deception through careful word choice or evasion.
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Some Applications Of Color
- Professions that rely heavily on visual mediums use color psychology to try to predict and instigate emotions in their target audience.
- People use colors and lighting to increase their...
Tips for Using Color Psychology
- Using your favorite color for everything may result in oversaturation.
- Choose colors according to context to avoid being inappropriate.
- Combining colors may communicate a different message than the colors would individually.
- Consider the functionality of the object when picking a color.
- Use colors to enhance your memory by highlighting important things and associating each color with its meaning.
- Be consistent with your color usage if you are defining colors for a business.
Colors and Psychology
It investigates how the colors affect us. Colors can change our perception, alter our senses, make us emotional, improve our memory and attention, and even influence our decisions.
The influence of colors can completely change the idea we have of a certain space or element. Colors interact with our memory, awaken feelings and guide reason and the associations that we develop to colors save our brains time, since they are processed unconsciously.
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Personal Values (And Why They Matter)
Personal values are the things that are important to us, the characteristics and behaviours that motivate us and guide our decisions. For example honesty or kindness.
Values matter
Define Your Personal Values
Find out what characteristics or ways of behaving makes you feel good. Answer the following questions:
- What's important to you in life?
- If you could have any career, without worrying about money or other practical constraints, what would you do?
- When you’re reading news stories, what sort of story or behaviour tends to inspire you?
- What type of story or behaviour makes you angry?
- What do you want to change about the world or about yourself?
- What are you most proud of?
- When were you the happiest?
Prioritise Your Personal Values
Once you’ve come up with a list, it's important to prioritise your values.
It can help you get even closer to defining what’s important to you. Prioritising helps you to ensure that you’re spending them on the most important things that'll have the biggest payoff in your life.