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[edit] Personal and cultural values

Each individual has a core of underlying values that contribute to our system of beliefs, ideas and/or opinions (see value in semiotics). Integrity in the application of a "value" ensures its continuity and this continuity separates a value from beliefs, opinion and ideas. In this context a value (e.g. Truth or Equality or Greed) is the core from which we operate or react. Societies have values that are shared among many of the participants in that culture. Individuals' values typically are largely but not entirely in agreement with their culture's values.

These values can be grouped into four categories:

• 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 (inborn values such as reproduction and survival, a controversial category)

A value system is the ordered and prioritized set of values (usually of the ethical and doctrinal categories described above) that an individual or society holds.

Some values (a virtue is a character trait valued as being good) recognized in various Western cultures of the world include:

acceptance accountability adventure altruism agape altruism appreciation assertiveness autonomy awareness balance beauty being beautiful in spirit care for others charity chastity cleanliness commitment compassion confidence consciousness continence co-operation courage courtesy creativity

critical thinking curiosity democracy dependability detachment determination diligence discipline education effort empathy endurance enthusiasm equality etiquette excellence fairness faith fantasy fidelity focus foresight forgiveness fortitude freedom free will

friendship generosity gentleness happiness helpfulness honesty honour hope hospitality humility humanism humor idealism imagination independence innocence integrity intuition inventiveness justice kindness love loyalty magnanimity mercy

moderation manners modesty morality nonviolence nurture obedience openness optimism patience peace perfection perseverance piety potential prudence purpose respect responsibility restraint satisfaction self-awareness self-discipline self-esteem self-reliance

self-respect sensitivity service sharing sincerity socialism spirituality sympathy tact temperence tenacity thoughtfulness tolerance tradition trust truth truthfulness understanding unpretentiousness unselfishness utility wealth well-being wisdom zeal

[edit] See also

• Conscience
• Ethics
• Ethnic values
• Goodness and value theory
• Integrity
• Morality
• Moral character
• Personal values
• Social values
• Value theory
• World view

[edit] External links

• On Allocative Efficiency
• Famous Quotations on Value and Values
• Scouting Values

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