After much discussion, and though we liked the name Pluto, Pluto has been renamed JUSTUS! Justus is not only an homage to foster bro Justin, Fire Survivor but has a meaning that his foster bro stands up for: Justus is the Latin spelling of Justice, a vocabulary word which is really more of a concept than something with a definitive meaning. People have varying ideas of justice but for the most part justice is a collective theory revolving around how people are treated and how decisions are made in the interest of fairness and good reason. Aristotle said “The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.” It has to do with doing what is right within the codes of ethics, laws, morals, religion, reason and/or equity. Justice was borrowed from the Latin “justus” meaning “just, fair” and was generally used to identify a judge or an officer of justice whose responsibility it was to determine fair outcomes of situations in Olde England. Justus/Justice is also a “virtue name” and one of the four cardinal virtues (the others being prudence, temperance, and fortitude). Justus was borne by several early saints which served to cement the name’s popularity throughout the Middle Ages. As the great philosopher Plato once said: “Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.” Justice is critical to civilized human behavior and is really the point between selflessness and selfishness. Justice has become a gender-neutral given name, but the Latin spelling of Justus is exclusively masculine (and has also been in circulation for over 2,000 years!). Justus, on the right, was excited, now hes back to normal!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:14:20 +0000
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