Applied Philosophy
Applied Philosophy
- Problem anchoring: Is the applied question concretely defined (who, what decision, what constraints)?
- Concept selection fit: Are the philosophical concepts chosen relevant to the real problem, or decorative?
- Definition discipline: Are key terms (duty, autonomy, harm, fairness, virtue, responsibility) defined consistently?
- Reasoning validity: Are arguments logically coherent and non-circular?
- Normative vs empirical separation: Are factual claims distinguished from value claims?
- Action-guidance quality: Does the philosophy produce operational guidance (what to do) rather than critique alone?
- Trade-off handling: How conflicts between values are resolved in the specific context.
- Constraint realism: Does guidance respect real constraints (law, resources, time, incentives, human limits)?
- Stakeholder mapping: Whose interests/rights are considered, excluded, or deprioritized—and why.
- Enforcement/implementation implications: If guidance becomes policy, what mechanisms and safeguards are required?
- Misuse risk: How arguments can be weaponized to justify harm, coercion, or evasion of responsibility.
- Boundary conditions: Where the guidance fails, backfires, or becomes unsafe.
- Consistency across cases: Does the applied guidance remain stable across similar cases or collapse into ad hoc exceptions?