Values come from the Latin word "valere" meaning to have power or vigor to fulfill an important need. Values define what is worthwhile and help guide decisions, goals, and behavior. A person's actions reveal their invisible value preferences and order of values, just as a prism reflects invisible color spectrums. Values have four key characteristics according to Max Scheler's theory of values - they are not pure essences but are objective, hierarchical, dependent on each other and the perceiver, and always come in pairs of positive and counter values.

1. VALUES

2. Values come from the Latin word “valere” which means to have a vigor,
a power to do a specific thing in order to realize a certain urgent
demand for something important
Values are the elements of life prevailing any society.

3. Qualities, characteristics or ideas about which we feel very strongly.
Value define what is of worth.
Our values affect our decisions, goals and behavior.
A belief that someone or something is worthwhile.
Value help guide your actions and judgments.

4. "Acts reveal the person's value
preferences. Like a prism that
reflects the invisible
spectrums of colors, a
person's acts manifest his
invisible orders of value.
(Philosophy Today, 1989)

5. WHERE DO YOU GET
VALUES?

6. Four Characteristics/Properties of Values
(Max Scheler , Theory of Values)
1. They are not pure valuable essences or qualities.
2. They are objective and transcend the sentimental
perceptions to which they appeal.
3. They are hierarchically given, dependent and relative
among themselves and with the perceiver.
4. They are always given in pairs
( positive values  counter value )