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What do values reflect?

A person's immediate desires
A person's sense of right and wrong or what 'ought' to be (correct)
A person's physiological determinants
A person's external influences

What is the term for an object with 'ethic value'?

Philosophical entity
Ethic or philosophic good (correct)
Moral asset
Ethical commodity

What are the types of values that tend to influence attitudes and behavior?

Individual values, collective values, universal values, and subjective values
Practical values, theoretical values, personal values, and professional values
Intrinsic values, extrinsic values, cultural values, and environmental values
Ethical/moral values, doctrinal/ideological values, social values, and aesthetic values (correct)

What is the term used for values that are prospective and prescriptive beliefs?

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What is debated about values like altruism and acquisitiveness?

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What do values reflect?

Reflect a person's sense of right and wrong, or what 'ought' to be.

Ethic or philosophic good

An object considered to have 'ethic value'.

Types of values influencing behavior

Ethical/moral, doctrinal/ideological, social, and aesthetic values.

Value systems

Prospective and prescriptive beliefs that guide behavior.

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Debate about altruism & acquisitiveness

Whether they are intrinsic or vices/virtues.

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Study Notes

Values and Their Reflection

Values reflect an individual's or group's beliefs about what is important, desirable, and worth striving for in life.

Types of Values

Ethic value refers to an object's moral or aesthetic significance, and such an object is termed a "value object".
There are two types of values that tend to influence attitudes and behavior:
- Terminal values, which are ultimate goals and desired outcomes, and
- Instrumental values, which are the means or methods used to achieve those goals.

Prescriptive Beliefs

Values that are prospective and prescriptive beliefs are termed "propositional values".

Debate about Values

Values like altruism (selflessness) and acquisitiveness (self-interest) are debated because they often seem to be in conflict, and different cultures and societies may prioritize one over the other.