CATEGORY
OF
VALUES
CATEGORY OF VALUES
A value system that is ordered and prioritized set of ethical and
doctrinal values that an individual's culture upholds.
In this context a value is part of the core value system from
which one operates or reacts.
These values can be grouped into six categories:
➤ Ethics ➤ Innate
➤ Aesthetics ➤ Non-use/passive
➤ Doctrinal ➤ Potential/option
CATEGORY OF VALUES
➤ Ethics -(good - bad, virtue - vice, moral - immoral -
amoral, right - wrong, permissible - impermissible)
➤ Aesthetics -(beautiful, ugly, unbalanced, pleasing)
➤ Doctrinal -(political, ideological, religious or social
beliefs and values)
➤ Innate -(inborn values such as reproduction and
survival, a controversial category)
➤ Non-use/passive - includes the value based on
something never used or seen, or something left for the
next generation.
➤ Non-use/passive - includes the value based on
something never used or seen, or something left for the
next generation.
➤ The quality (positive or negative) that renders something
desirable or valuable: the Shakespearean Shylock is of
dubious value in the modern world."
➤ "An ideal accepted by some individual or group; he has
old-fashioned values."
➤ Principles, standards or qualities considered worthwhile
or desirable by the person who holds them.
➤ Abstract ideas about what a society believes to be good,
right, and desirable.
➤ Those qualities of behavior, thought, and character that
society regards as being intrinsically good, having desirable
results, and worthy of emulation by others.
➤ Assumptions, convictions, or beliefs about the manner in
which people should behave and the principles that should
govern behavior.
Values are formed early in life
VALUES
through direct experiences,
especially from parents, and are
resistant to change.
Values are our subjective reactions to the
world around us. They guide and mold
They define what is right and
our options and behavior. .
wrong intrinsically, without
They guide and mold our options and relying on external
behavior.
Values have three important
standards. VALUE
characteristics.
First, values are developed early in life
and are very resistant to change.
Values can't be proven true
Second, values define what is right and
or false; they guide our
what is wrong. beliefs independent of
Third, values themselves cannot be evidence.
proved correct or incorrect, valid or
invalid, right or wrong
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
Cardinal virtues are fundamental virtues that form the
foundation of good moral character.
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
PRUDENCE
Refers to the ability to govern and discipline oneself by
means or logical reasoning and sound discretion. It is a
habit which inclines man to act in a way that harmonizes
with nature (virtue), which attracts the intellect to prefer
the most effective means for accomplishing what is morally
good and avoid moral evils.
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
TEMPERENCE
Refers to the ability to avoid something and act with
moderation, regulating one's carnal appetite for sensual
pleasures.
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
FORTITUDE
Denotes firmness of mind, the courage to endure without
yielding. It is a combination of patience (calmness and
composure), perseverance (the ability to continue despite
of obstacles or opposition) and endurance (the ability to
survive).
CARDINAL VIRTUES:
JUSTICE
It refers to a virtue that inclines the will to give every
person his/her accorded rights/gth. It’s the Fairness and
the constant will to give others their due.
Fundamental laws
of Human Society:
Justice which is composed of three
divisions of namely:
Fundamental laws of
Human Society
Communicative Justice
It regulates actions which involve the rights that exist among individuals, violation of
which calls for reparation and restitution.
Communicative Justice emphasizes fairness in the communication processes that
underpin social interactions. It focuses on ensuring that all voices are heard and
respected, particularly those from marginalized groups, to foster equality and mutual
understanding.
Fundamental laws of
Human Society
Distributive Justice
Which standardizes those actions that have to do with the rights an individual may
claim from society.
Distributive Justice refers to the fair allocation of resources, benefits, and burdens
among individuals or groups in society. It's concerned with ensuring that everyone
has their due share according to some criterion of fairness, equality, or merit.
Fundamental laws of
Human Society
Legal Justice
It puts into order those actions which society may justly require of the individual for
the common good.
This refers to the principle of applying and enforcing laws fairly and consistently to
all members of society. It involves ensuring that legal systems and institutions
operate impartially and that individuals receive equal treatment under the law,
regardless of their background or status.
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