The word 'values' itself has only one meaning, but multiple frames of reference: Numeric valuesMoral and ethical values Personal values Monetary values Spiritual values Values are literally measures. A value, by definition, is a quantification. Depending on the context of the use of the word, values may be expressed in either positive or negative terms. Metaphorically, the use of the word values when referring to a person related to that person's ethical or moral condition. |
Examples of Values:
It's not a question of spiritual values - I just want to buy these shoes. So your system of values allows you to be a bigamist, but not a hypocrite? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28personal_and_cultural%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28ethics%29 |
![]() The Inglehart-Welzel cultural map of the world, created by sociopolitical scientists Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel based on the world values survey. |