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Are social constructs invented or discovered?
Social Constructs
Social constructs are invented, but not from nothing. They are multi-layered rational ideas built from reality, shaped by human needs, and stabilized by agreement.
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What does it mean to act with good intent?
Personal Morality
Good intent is a process. Clarify group guidance. Weigh results. Apply personal morality. Forge a plan.
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How does TST Ethics handle the footbridge case?
Personal Morality
TST Ethics says you do not push the person, nor do you kill one person to harvest their organs to save five.
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What is the TST Ethics recipe?
Personal Morality
Group ethics guides. Personal morality chooses. Predict results. Act with good intent. Weigh the result. Adjust.
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Is Realism Bunk?
First Rule of Critical Thinking
The first rule of thinking well is remembering that reality is shared. Our worldviews differ, but physics does not.
Philosophy
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What are the first and second philosophies in TST Philosophy?
First Philosophy
First and second philosophy are Aristotle-rooted terms. TST Philosophy does not use them.
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