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Ethics & justice


What we owe each other — duty, fairness, and how to reason about right and wrong.

  1. The veil of ignorance

    The veil of ignorance is a thought experiment for fairness: design the rules of a society — or any deal — as if you…

    Mental model · updated 30 Jun 2026

  2. Just-world hypothesis

    The just-world hypothesis is the tendency to believe the world is fundamentally fair — that people get what they…

    Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026

  3. Omission bias

    The omission bias is the tendency to judge harmful actions as worse than equally harmful inactions. We feel more…

    Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026

  4. Via negativa

    Via negativa is the principle that improvement often comes from removing the harmful, false, or unnecessary rather…

    Mental model · updated 29 May 2026

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