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C OMPASSIONATE I NTEGRITY T RAINING
A S ECULAR E THICS A PPROACH TO C ULTIVATING P ERSONAL , S OCIAL AND E NVIRONMENTAL F LOURISHING
Critical Thinking (Skill 10, Engaging with Discernment)
Logical evaluation and analysis of something in order to make a decision or ascertain reality more clearly.
Cultivated Impartiality (Skill 5, Impartiality and Common Humanity)
The recognition, through practice, of the arbitrariness and fluidity of categories, such as friends, enemies,
strangers, and the way in which people tend to focus more on differences than similarities.
Cultural Violence (Skill 9, Appreciating Interdependence)
Beliefs, practices, values and other aspects of culture that justify or legitimize direct or structural violence,
such as devaluation, stigmatization, prejudice, or ideology.
Direct Violence (Skill 9, Appreciating Interdependence)
The intentional use of force (physical or psychological) that results in injury, death, psychological harm or
deprivation.
Discernment (Skill 10, Engaging with Discernment)
The process of rationally deciding the most effective means for making a positive contribution to the
problem being considered (also known as wisdom).
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