PPT: What are Values & Skill

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What are Values & 
Skill
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What are Values & 
Skill
Human Values
Values are individual beliefs that reflect the importance we assign to aspects of the 
world. They motivate and guide human behavior, often shaped by cultural upbringing 
and perceived as 'right' within that context.
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What are Values & 
Skill
Human Values
Values are individual beliefs that reflect the importance we assign to aspects of the 
world. They motivate and guide human behavior, often shaped by cultural upbringing 
and perceived as 'right' within that context.
Ethical Decision-Making
Ethical decision-making often 
involves weighing values against 
each other and choosing which 
values to elevate. Conflicts can result 
when people have different values, 
leading to a clash of preferences and 
priorities.
Some values have intrinsic worth, 
such as love, truth, and freedom. 
Other values, such as ambition, 
responsibility, and courage, describe 
traits or behaviors that are 
instrumental as a means to an end.
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What are Values & 
Skill
Human Values
Values are individual beliefs that reflect the importance we assign to aspects of the 
world. They motivate and guide human behavior, often shaped by cultural upbringing 
and perceived as 'right' within that context.
Ethical Decision-Making
Ethical decision-making often 
involves weighing values against 
each other and choosing which 
values to elevate. Conflicts can result 
when people have different values, 
leading to a clash of preferences and 
priorities.
Some values have intrinsic worth, 
such as love, truth, and freedom. 
Other values, such as ambition, 
responsibility, and courage, describe 
traits or behaviors that are 
instrumental as a means to an end.
The Core of Human Nature
Human values are of utmost importance and are defined as those values that help man 
live in harmony with the world. They are at the core of us being humans.
Without a deep understanding of one's relationships with nature, fellow human 
beings, society, and a deep respect for all life, one is not really educated.
The sense of equality, mutual respect, and the philosophy of live and let live are the 
cherished results of human values.
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What are Values & 
Skill
Human Values
Values are individual beliefs that reflect the importance we assign to aspects of the 
world. They motivate and guide human behavior, often shaped by cultural upbringing 
and perceived as 'right' within that context.
Ethical Decision-Making
Ethical decision-making often 
involves weighing values against 
each other and choosing which 
values to elevate. Conflicts can result 
when people have different values, 
leading to a clash of preferences and 
priorities.
Some values have intrinsic worth, 
such as love, truth, and freedom. 
Other values, such as ambition, 
responsibility, and courage, describe 
traits or behaviors that are 
instrumental as a means to an end.
The Core of Human Nature
Human values are of utmost importance and are defined as those values that help man 
live in harmony with the world. They are at the core of us being humans.
Without a deep understanding of one's relationships with nature, fellow human 
beings, society, and a deep respect for all life, one is not really educated.
The sense of equality, mutual respect, and the philosophy of live and let live are the 
cherished results of human values.
Universal Basic Human Values
H a p p i n e s s
Joy and contentment in life
F a i r n e s s
Just and equitable treatment
L o v e
Compassion and care for others
P e a c e
Harmony and tranquility
They can be thought of as socially desirable goals that are internalized through the process of 
conditioning, learning or socialization. Our educational system is naturally concerned with values.
One of the important missions is to teach some universal basic human values: happiness, fairness, 
love, peace, freedom, safety, respect, responsibility, cooperation, self-reliance, equality, etc.