This document discusses values and virtues. It defines values as ideals that create meaning and purpose in a person's life. Examples of universal values from the UN are listed, as well as common workplace values. Ten basic human values are identified from the work of Shalom Schwartz. These values influence and sometimes contradict each other. The document also discusses virtues and provides exercises to identify values behind behaviors.

1. Values and Virtues

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 To identify, define and differentiate
values and virtues
Learning Objective

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 Infer that values create meaning and
purpose in a person’s life.
 What values are important to you?
 What values do Filipinos commonly
adhere to?
Key Understanding
Key Questions

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 At the core of every
person lies a system
of beliefs that
adheres to the
highest ideals of
human existence.
Values and Virtues
 These ideals create meaning and purpose
in a person’s life. These ideals are called
values.

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• Peace
• Freedom
• Social progress
• Equal rights
• Human dignity
Universal Values (UN)

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• Integrity
• Accountability
• Diligence
• Perseverance
• Discipline
5 Core Values for the Workplace
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-
dilenschneider/
business-advice_b_3829655.html

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1. Self-Direction - independent
thought and action;
choosing, creating, and
exploring
2. Stimulation – excitement,
novelty, and challenge in life
3. Hedonism – pleasure and
sensuous gratification for
oneself
10 Basic Human Values
Shalom H. Schwartz

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4. Achievement – personal success through
demonstrating competence according to social
standards
5. Power – social status and prestige, and
control or dominance over people and
resources
6. Security – safety, harmony, and stability of
society, of relationships, and of self
7. Conformity – restraint of actions, inclinations,
and impulses that are likely to upset or harm
others and violate social expectations or
norms
10 Basic Human Values

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8. Tradition – respect, commitment, and
acceptance of the customs and ideas that
traditional culture or religion provide the self
9. Benevolence – preserving and enhancing
the welfare of those with whom one is in
frequent personal contact (the ‘in-group’)
10. Universalism – understanding,
appreciation, tolerance, and protection for
the welfare of all people and of nature
10 Basic Human Values

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1. openness to change
2. self-transcendence
3. self-enhancement
4. conservation
Motivational Goals

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Achievement and power
(self-enhancement)
lies in contradiction to
universalism and
benevolence (self-
transcendence), as
stimulation
and self-direction
(openness to
change) is opposite
conformity or tradition
and security
(conservation).

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1. Universalism
2. Benevolence
3. Tradition
4. Conformity
5. Security
Ten Groups or Values
6. Power
7. Achievement
8. Hedonism
9. Stimulation
10. Self-direction

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• Gender
• Age
• Social background
• Educational attainment
Values are influenced by:

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1. Right conduct
2. Peace
3. Truth
4. Love
5. Non-violence
Five Values Four Basic
Universal
Values
1.Life
2.Respect
3.Love
4.Integrity

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1. Watch this video: Ted Talks- Rick Warren, On a
Life of Purpose (http://www.ted.com/talks/rick_
warren_on_a_life_of_purpose)
2. Answer the following questions:
• What things are important to you? Are these things
worthy enough for you to risk your future, your
relationships, your career, or even your own life?
• What are the things that are important to you that when
taken away from you, or were not honored by other
people, will make you angry or feel hurt?
Activity

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Virtues - are adjectives that describe
positive and desirable qualities which
usually mirror a value it represents.

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Identify some behaviors (positive or
negative, pleasant or unpleasant) that you
see every day around you. Describe the
behavior and figure out what could
possibly be the attitude behind the
behavior. What value/s do you think is/are
being projected or is/are lacking in the
behavior?
Exercise