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A person seen as a dark reflection in a wall mirror beside a window

Behavioral ScienceMarch 22, 20269 min readEvergreen

Being Seen as a Body Is Not the Same as Being Reduced to One

We use objectification as if it named one obvious wrong. Philosophy and psychology point to a narrower problem: bodily attention becomes corrosive when it displaces agency, subjectivity, and every other kind of value.

dignitygenderidentitypsychology

Two people sitting across a table in conversation beside a window

Behavioral ScienceJanuary 2, 20265 min read

Does Respecting a Person Mean Agreeing with Their Ideas?

Often, we confuse respecting a person's dignity with agreeing with their ideas. This common error, known as the Moralistic Fallacy, hinders our ability to distinguish truth from mere desirability.

cognitioncritical thinkingdignityepistemic validity