Human Values and Theories : Flashcards
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are ideas , actions , habits, or experiences that contribute to the promotion of human life.
Human values
is the first and most fundamental of the values. All others are such in relation to the sublime dignity of the person. Actions, for example, are values because they are the result of the intellect and the will, motivated towards something desirable.
The self
intimately related to the search for meaningful when a man has found something capable of arousing his commitment to it;
Value
These are necessary to the physical survival of man as an organism.
Life and health
Food and shelter
Work
Biological values.
These are necessary to the sensual needs and fulfilment.
Leisure and sex
Marriage
Family and home
Parental authority
Education
Social values
a function of the intrinsic sense of right and wrong or ‘morality’
Understanding and control of
Guide and control of oneself
Solidarity with fellowmen
Religion
Rational values:
are those that directly pertain to the function of intellect and will.
moral values
comes from the Latin word habere, meaning, to have.
Habit
that which disposes a thing to have a certain nature or quality of being, such as to be beautiful, talented, or to be obese.
entitative habit
that which disposes for doing something in a certain manner, such as painting, writing, or talking.
Operative habit
which is the habit of the first principle, such as “do good and avoid evil”, “the whole is greater than the sum of any of its parts”.
Understanding
which is the habit of proximate causes, such as being aware from the facts of experience or inference.
Science
which is the habit of making or producing things, such as paintings, music, and sculpture
Art
which is the habit of the ultimate causes, such as, being aware that ecosystem binds both man and lower creatures.
Wisdom
which is the habit of doing or choosing from alternative values, such as saving money for the “rainy days”.
Prudence
These are those that build the character of a person
The Moral Virtues:
the virtue that inclines us to render to another what is due to him.
Justice
the virtue which gives us strength in facing dangers and vicissitudes of life.
Fortitude
the virtue which helps us regulate our passions and our use of earthly goods.
Temperance
is the habit of doing an evil acquired through the repetition of an evil act.
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