Value (ethics)

thumb|In many Abrahamic religions, demons are considered to be evil beings and are contrasted with angels, who are their good contemporaries.|354x354px Evil, as a concept, is usually defined as profoundly immoral behavior, and it is related to acts that cause unnecessary pain and suffering to others.

457x457px|thumb|In many Abrahamic religions, [[angels are considered to be good beings and are contrasted with demons, who are their evil counterparts.]] In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or relig

personal value, basis for ethical action

In economics, utility is a measure of a certain person's satisfaction from a certain state of the world. Over time, the term has been used with at least two meanings.

dichotomy in religion, ethics, and philosophy

In the Vedic religion, Ṛta (/ɹ̩t̪ɐ/; Sanskrit '' "order, rhythm, rule; truth; logos") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it. In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta is described as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper functioning of the natural, moral and sacrificial orders. Conceptually, it is closely allied to the injunctions and ordinances thought to uphold it, collectively referred to as Dharma, and the action of the individual in relation to those ordinances, referred to as Karma – two terms which eve

Asha () or arta (; ) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right' (or 'righteousness'), 'order' and 'right working'. It is of cardinal importance to Zoroastrian theology and doctrine. In the moral sphere, aṣ̌a/arta represents what has been called "the decisive confessional concept of Zoroastrianism". The opposite of aṣ̌a is druj ().

sociological concept

organization; network of researchers

analysis of social structures using network and graph theory

norms and values that Europeans have in common

judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something or someone, or of the usefulness of something or someone, based on a comparison or other relativity

generalization Theory

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ethical or philosophic value that an object has "in itself" or "for its own sake"

value that has the same worth for all people

network of interconnected organizations

interpreting and judging phenomena by standards inherent to one's own culture

concept of Niezschean philosophy

metaethical theory that there are several values, equally correct/fundamental, yet in conflict with each other, and that such incompatible values may be incommensurable, i.e. there is no objective ordering of them by importance

political slogan

epistemological distinction between statements of fact (positive, descriptive) based on reason and physical observation and statements of value (normative, prescriptive) about ethics and aesthetics, studied via axiology

essay by Kenneth Arrow

philosophical concept

philosophical concept

form of justice