People prefer fulfillment over emptiness of the soul. Fulfillment, sometimes called eudaimonic happiness, or subjective well-being is primarily an emotion, secondarily a thought, and it reaches into ... Read More about Well-being – Fulfillment
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Civilization
Civilization is a manifestation of order. "Why should I be good to others? Why should I care about anyone else?" Skeptics of a Humanist values system pose these questions regularly. As with the ... Read More about Civilization
Executing – Keeping Commitments
Building on our willingness, rationality, efforts, intentions and ideas, we can effectively act. You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. [attributed to Henry Ford] Amateurs sit ... Read More about Executing – Keeping Commitments
Tolerating – Being Civil
Sometimes, before we care about other people or love them, we must learn to tolerate them. This is only a first step, at level one of ethical attainment/development. Socially and culturally, tolerance ... Read More about Tolerating – Being Civil
Being Mindful
Slow down. Be aware of simple things. They are essential building blocks of our lives. Mindfulness is a desired effect of humility. It is among the deferential virtues but it requires practice. ... Read More about Being Mindful
Evil
Evil is whatever denigrates human worth, seen as broadly as we can. When they were in the field Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. [The Bible, Genesis 4:8.] We will be greatly misled ... Read More about Evil
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
Including All Beings
A universal ethics looks beyond our divisions, and beyond the self. It includes everyone, including sentient non-humans. Not everyone is a PETA, AHA or ASPCA member but there is widespread ... Read More about Including All Beings
Living Life As an Invitation – Acting Purposefully
After we have learned to think, we can act rationally and purposefully. Our development has put us in a position to affect our lives, the lives of others and the course of the world. We can see this ... Read More about Living Life As an Invitation – Acting Purposefully