Concept in Definition ABC

A behavior, a response and a mathematical formulation have something in common: they can be correct or incorrect. For something to be valued as correct, it is necessary that some reason has been previously established to consider it as such. The correct thing must be understood as something equivalent to adequate, exact, correct or just and, on the contrary, the incorrect thing is everything that is described as imperfect, inadequate or inappropriate.

In any case, the idea of ​​correction is subject to different situations and it is worth taking a brief tour of each context.

The right thing as an objective question

If we talk about math, science or any dimension objective of reality, it is feasible to define what is correct or not. Rigorous knowledge generally presents a criterion of truth and, consequently, it makes sense to establish the veracity of an affirmation or the opposite.

The right thing as a moot matter

There is not always one border clear between right and wrong and it is quite frequent that it is an interpretable question. Let's think of a soccer game in which the referee makes a debatable decision or a personal dilemma that forces us to decide one way or another. In both cases, the correctness of the decision is a debatable matter.

Evolution of the idea of ​​correction

Social habits have been changing over time. 100 years ago if a woman was walking down the street in pants, she was driving a vehicle or practicing a sport Such behaviors were considered to be irregular and inappropriate for the female sex and, consequently, they were branded as incorrect. The curious thing about the evolution of the correct-incorrect binomial is that it also affects objective and scientific questions (a new law assumes that the previous one is incorrect and the same happens with the new theories or scientific paradigms).

The right thing and social behavior

If an individual is in the habit of respecting the social norms of education and at the same time he is kind, courteous and discreet, it is very likely that he is said to be a correct person. In this case, a assessment of some external formal aspects, since we live in society and it is logical that we judge others according to a series of obvious guidelines. Thus, not greeting the neighbor at the elevator door or not thanking when they have attended to us, are incorrect social behaviors.

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