Simplistic is to apply to reasoning, act or theory that lacks a logical basis and that aims to easily solve the intrinsically complicated. Example: the sale of famous paintings, to alleviate hunger in the world, is a simplistic solution. It is said of the person who tends to see easy solutions in everything.
The simplistic adjective used in communication refers to the basic and elementary explanation that a person makes on a complex subject that refers to arguments that are too simple and straightforward to support their claim. The consequences of this type of simplistic explanation are usually that the issuer has less power of conviction in the face of his closest environment, since the logic of his arguments does not have the necessary support.
Being simplistic at a certain moment has nothing to do with being more or less intelligent, since we can all fall into the role of simplicity when we remain on the surface of things and turn appearance into truth. For example, in the context of personal relationships it is a simplistic gesture to judge a person by the first impression because when we act in this way, we forget that we do not really know that person.
We can also be simplistic in a playful context between friends, for example, when we have dinner with colleagues and a relaxed atmosphere is created for joking and practicing humor through uncomplicated comments. However, being simplistic in a job interview can cause a bad image of the candidate in that company.
Simplism is a philosophical current born in Spain at the end of the s. XX. Simplism has mainly a school of thought, the "School of Almería", which was born as a phenomenon of a psychological and philosophical nature deeply rooted in humor, irony and, of course, simplicity itself.
Simplism defends the idea that all people have a simple essence, under the entire edifice of complexity that surrounds them, a theory that many contemporary philosophers have quickly criticized for its analogy with the Neo Cartesian and Freudian theses.
