Importance and Classification of Values
Importance and Classification of Values
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Sunday, March 13, 2022
Introduction
The word "values" provokes multiple reactions in human beings. Although the origin of
the word was the economy, philosophers have claimed the right for their field of study
to use it with greater propriety and precision. However, it must be acknowledged that 'the
"values" are not just a matter of academic reflection but also and primarily
concern and task of every person in their life.
Values
Values motivate people to act in one way or another because they are part of
of their belief system, determine their behaviors and express their interests and
feelings.
There is a set of values that are shared by society and establish how
they must be the behaviors and attitudes of people, with the aim of achieving
the collective well-being.
Among the most important values, human values stand out because they have greater
recognition and impact on different social groups. These values are
they relate to respect, tolerance, kindness, solidarity, friendship,
honesty, love, justice, freedom, among others.
We could define values as those codes and beliefs that we have been forming.
acquiring, through inputs, throughout our process of socialization in relation to
to what is right and wrong. In the end, they are intangible forces that guide us towards what
it matters to us or it seems important in our life.
Values are hierarchical. This means that, for the same person, there are some
values that are more important than others. That carry more weight in the way of
behave. Yes, because in the end, our values define us; they shape our
personality, our beliefs and mark our behavior (as long as
let's be clear about what they are).
Values in School
And the educational structure and strategy are not focused on allowing a rich teaching.
in values. For values are taught through experiences, practical examples and
congruent between what is said and what is done. Investing time and resources in
to convey a way of understanding the world.
In the past, the children who went to school to become literate arrived with the
values that their parents taught them at home. Because normally, those parents spent
an important part of his time with his children, teaching them his way of understanding the
world, sharing experiences and moments.
Currently, this does not happen. Many children lack that education, that teaching more.
visceral and pure, that occurred in the most closed socialization circles, where the
adults taught what was important to know how to live life. Currently,
Many of our children spend more time with smartphones, tablets, and consoles.
and computers than with their own parents. Thus, it seems a bit difficult to learn
values through these means.
Importance of Values
Can you imagine what you would be like if you didn't have the human values that we have?
spoken? How would you behave in the different situations that arise?
What would your life be like? Would it make sense? Perhaps a person without values...
fundamentals I wouldn't know what to do at every moment, how to navigate life or perhaps
I would do anything at any moment without thinking about the consequences. For example, if
A neighbor bothers you every night making noise, what would you be capable of doing? If you have
hunger when you are walking down the street, would you take whatever you wanted from anyone
store or restaurant? It's hard to imagine what a person would be like without any value, it is
almost impossible.
Classification of Values
Vital Signs
These refer to our lowest and most basic stage of existence itself, they
indeed corresponds to our physiological and biological needs, which
they are deserved for the satisfaction of instincts, organic and reproductive conditions.
Economic values.
Intellectual values.
They seek the truth, but in its general sense, as you will understand each
a person from their own perspective can demonstrate a truth different from that of another,
therefore, these values refer to a series of guidelines for compliance with
existence and everything that derives from it.
Cognitive values.
Just as the values mentioned in the previous section refer to truth, these in
They have knowledge, the study of reality and all of them as their north.
phenomena that surround him.
Aesthetic values.
Despite its name, and how misused that word is today, it does not
it should be understood as the fulfillment of desired stereotypes by
fashion.
Social values.
These refer to the values that pursue the state of serenity and well-being.
that every person must have for themselves in their coexistence with others.
Instrumental Values.
They are those who in one way or another represent a link for the consolidation of
other values.
Final Values.
These correspond to already concrete objectives of achievement with one's own behavior, and for
They refer to values that contribute to the formation of one's own essence.
once the subject has concretized and internalized them.
They are those that allow to differentiate between good and bad, and just and unjust.
determined situation or circumstance. Moral judgment is the mental act that allows the
individual determines their attitude towards what is right and wrong.
Conclusiones
The human values of each person are those that guide us throughout all
our actions and decisions, and even in our list of vital priorities, and,
Collectively, they help us move forward as a society.
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