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Understanding Universal Values Explained

Universal values are principles that are considered to have the same importance for all people. There are two possible explanations for universal values: 1) that everyone finds them valuable, or 2) that all people have reason to believe they have value. Dr. Ken M. Keith identified a set of fundamental moral principles found across cultures, including prohibitions against harming others and obligations to do good like being honest, generous, and caring for family and community. Examples of universal values shared in many societies are peace, democracy, equality, rule of law, freedom, solidarity, human dignity, human rights, and justice.

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Understanding Universal Values Explained

Universal values are principles that are considered to have the same importance for all people. There are two possible explanations for universal values: 1) that everyone finds them valuable, or 2) that all people have reason to believe they have value. Dr. Ken M. Keith identified a set of fundamental moral principles found across cultures, including prohibitions against harming others and obligations to do good like being honest, generous, and caring for family and community. Examples of universal values shared in many societies are peace, democracy, equality, rule of law, freedom, solidarity, human dignity, human rights, and justice.

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Universal Values

Judyben Barcoma
Roelyn Bastida
What is Universal Values?

Do you have any idea?

How much do you know bout it?


Something that has the same or
almost the same value or relevance
for everyone, this signify that for a
value to become universal it must
be have the same word for all,
Universal values applies across the world
The claim for universal values can be attributed to two

1. First, it could be that something has a universal value when everybody find it
valuable

2. Second, something could have a universal value when all people have reason to
believe it has value
Related to the empirical findings on the universal values, Dr. Ken M. Keith (2003)
came up with a list of fundamental, or universal mora principles that can be found
throughout the world. These are grouped into negative and positive statements as
follows:

DO NO HARM. Do not do to others what you would not like


them to do to you. Do not lie. Do not steal. Do not cheat. Do not
falsely accuse others. Do not commit adultery. Do not commit
incest. Do not physically or verbally abuse others. Do not murder.
Do not destroy the natural environment upon which all life
depends.

DO GOOD. Do to others what you would like them to do to


you. Be honest and fair. Be generous. Be faithful to your family and
friends. Take care of your children when they are young. Take care
of your parents when they are old. Take care of those who cannot
take care of themselves. Be kind to strangers. Respect all life.
Protect the natural environment upon which all life depends.
Peace
Democracy
Universal Values that are Equality
shared and acceptable in our Rule of law
Society Freedom
Solidarity
Human Dignity
Human right
Contentment
Love
Co- existence
Truth
Justice
Thank you for listening!

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