Synderesis their opposites as evils to be avoided. Synderesis is the capacity not only to apprehend the first principles, but also to judge every step of the practical discourse in the light of those principles. But, as an intellectual disposition concerned with knowledge of the first principles of action, synderesis provides only the universal premise of the practical syllogism. Every human "action", however, is singular, contingent and takes place in particular circumstances. To complete the practical discourse and reach a conclusion regarding what has to be done "hic et nunc" [here and now] and what means are to be used, other
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus pereat mundus," which he paraphrases as "Let justice reign even if all the rascals in the world should perish from it." Ludwig von Mises created a variation on the phrase more in keeping with his philosophy: "Fiat justitia, ne pereat mundus" ("Let justice be done lest the world perish"). This phrase (in the form "Fiat justitia piriat mundus") is inscribed on the side of John Constantine's lighter in the 2005 film "Constantine" (based on the Vertigo comic book series "Hellblazer" and starring Keanu Reeves). Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus is a Latin phrase, meaning "Let