How the mapping works: - Standard of value: Life. Morality …

How the mapping works:
- Standard of value: Life. Morality isn’t “about prediction” per se; it’s about living and flourishing. Prediction accuracy matters because it’s a precondition of effective action in reality.
- Reason as the survival tool: Objectivism holds that knowledge, logic, and causal understanding let you project the future and plan long-range. Morality demands you use reason consistently.
- Honesty: Defined as a refusal to fake reality in thought or action. Lying primarily damages your own cognition and model of the world, which impairs prediction and successful action. (Context matters: you don’t owe truth to a mugger; the core is not to pretend facts are other than they are.)
- Integrity and independence: Align actions with your best judgment and think for yourself, rather than “second-handedly” chasing approval. Both protect the reliability of your model from social distortions.
- Justice: Judge and act accordingly—reward the good, penalize the bad. This creates predictable, trust-based interactions (the trader principle) and protects long-range planning in society.
- Productiveness and pride: Long-range goal pursuit and continuous self-improvement depend on projecting outcomes, learning from feedback, and iterating your model of reality.
- Causality and certainty: Objectivism stresses the law of causality and “contextual certainty.” You can be certain given the context of known facts, and you should act on that. This dovetails with continual model-updating without demanding omniscience.