VALUESYSTEM
Value system
Developmental psychologist Dr. Clare W. Graves first used the term ‘value system’ in his Emergent Cyclical Levels of Existence Theory. Practitioners of Graves' model have defined values systems as a hierarchically-ordered, always open set of morals, ethics, standards, preferences, belief systems and world views that come together through self-organizing principles to define an individual, a group or a culture. Graves’ theory of human development posits that the psychology of the mature human being transitions from a current level of cultural existence based on current life conditions to a more complex level in response to changes in existential reality. Graves used a double-helix ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Value system
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value system
Noun
- A hierarchy of values that all moral agents possess, demonstrated by their choices. Most people's value systems differ, making the imposition of a singular value system by the state a source of constant social warfare. This is an individualistic concept. One's value system is molded by one's virtues or vices.
- A person's standards and self-discipline set, based on the common sense and wisdom of knowing what the proper moral rules and discipline are, and the amount of willingness to see themselves and others abide by them.
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