UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES - INTRODUCTION.ppt

Universal Human Values

2. aman,woman,orchild
ofthespeciesHomo
sapiens, distinguished
fromotheranimalsby
superior mental
development,
power of articulate
speech, and
upright stance

3. "Homosapiens“-wascoined
byCarlLinnaeusinhis18th-
centuryworkSystemaNaturae.
"Homo"isalearned18th-century
derivationfromLatinhomō:
Humansofeithersex
"sapiens"means"wise","sapient",
"knowledgeable“

4. Be the reason someone smiles. Be
the reason someone feels loved
and believes in the goodness in
people -Roy T. Bennett
My first world is humanity. My
second world is humanism. And, I
live in the third world being
merely a human -Santosh Kalwar

5. There are two categories of
people on earth:
1. Human beings.
2. HuMANE beings -Michael
Bassey Johnson
Man is by nature asocial
animal –Aristotle –a Greek
Philosopher

6. Valuesare individual beliefs that
motivate people to act one way
or another. They serve as a guide
for human behavior
Belief : conviction, faith etc.,
Values have
INTRINSIC worth : innate
EXTRINSIC worth : means to an end

7. Inordertoleadameaningfullife,you
needtocherishothers,payattentionto
humanvaluesandtrytocultivateinner
peace–DALAILAMA
Joyisfoundwhenyoufocusyour
energyonimprovinghumandignity,
humancapacityandhumanvalues-
AmitRay
Alwaysbeloyaltohumanvaluesnotto
yourcountry,becauseyourcountry
maywellbetraythehumanvalues-
―MehmetMuratildan

8. Anintrinsicvalueissomethingthatis
goodinandofitself.
Anintrinsicvalueisavaluethatis
independentinitselfirrespectiveofits
context.
Trueintrinsicvalueishappinessor
pleasure.
Physicalthingslackintrinsicvalue.
Intrinsicvalueistheultimateend.
Intrinsicvalueisdeterminedbythe
extrinsicvalue.

9. Extrinsicvalueisotherwisecalledas
relationalvalue.
Extrinsicvalueisapropertythat
dependsonathing’srelationshipwith
theotherthings.
Extrinsicvalueisavalue,whichdepends
onhowmuchitgeneratesintrinsic
value.
Itissomethinggoodthatleadsto
somethingelsethatisgood.
Eg.Money,pairofbrandedshoesetc.,