40 ETHICAL VALUES: what they are, list and examples

The discernment of what is good and bad has for many years been a concept of binary characteristics. Ethical values ​​guide us to reflect or evaluate what is good and bad / fair and unfair, that is why they have the character of antithetical forces such as night and day, sleep and vigil. Ethical values ​​correspond to that awareness that we have of submitting to moral prescriptions, we feel obliged to carry out certain activities and avoid others. That awareness of duty that Immanuel Kant refers to as the existence of duty, is the determination of the will with a universal character. In this Psychology-Online article, we explain more about theethical values: what they are, list and examples.

Index

1. What are ethical values ​​with examples
2. Difference between ethical values ​​and moral values
3. Origin of ethical values
4. List of ethical values

Ethical values ​​are ideal considerations, functioning as

Ethical values ​​are principles that help human beings to discern what is good and what is bad, although the concept of these words will vary for many years; Kant (1785) affirms that no matter how intelligently the individual acts, the results of human actions are subject to accidents and circumstances; therefore, the morality of an act should not be judged by its consequences but only by its motivation ethics and insists that one has to treat others as if they were in each case an end and never just a half.

Immanuel Kant proposed that goodwill is good in itself, and not because thanks to its actions the individual can achieve a certain end, but because acts exclusively out of duty.

Some examples of ethical values ​​could be the following:

• The noetic freedom or freedom of thought it determines the commitment to the self-determination of each one and the own capacity to think and act for oneself. An example of freedom of thought is the determination to give clarity and orientation to our ideals but without implying overshadowing or depriving the freedom of another.
• The JusticeAccording to Simónides, it implies giving everyone what is due. An example of this line of thinking would be to give each person what belongs to him or what is due to him (for example, giving freedom and property to someone who has worked for them), but taking care of this definition with Plato's analysis: that each one cannot be given what corresponds to him, but consists of possess and do what is proper to each one, that is, without more than each one will receive the equivalent of what they produce and will exercise the function for which they are most capable.

Thus then, a just man will be the one who is located exactly in the place that corresponds to him, acting his best and giving back to the community the equivalent of what he receives.

An example that Plato uses to exemplify this is the following:

• Returning the weapon to that friend who in his trial entrusted to us and now in a state of alienation (madness) demands us. If the weapon, being his, would it be fair to return what is due (his) to the friend that he absent from his judgment? He is a person who is not qualified to have the weapon.

In the following article you will find different types of values ​​with examples.

The difference between ethical values ​​and moral values ​​is that the latter refer to the group of precepts, principles and norms that are based on the customs and culture of certain groups. On the other hand, the former are directed to the reflection and analysis of the latter (of the moral), which allows a subject to discern between what is right and what is wrong, what is fair and what is not.

We thus understand that the difference between these two is that morals apply to a group, while ethical come from reflection about which are the moral acts and which are not.

Ethical values ​​are usually consistent, although it can change if the ideals or beliefs of the subject change or depending on a certain situation.

Here you can also see the difference between human principles and values.

Ethical values ​​have gone through great stages. Previously, people based their concern on determining what was good or bad, and even when moral systems established arbitrary patterns of conduct, managed to evolve in an irrational way after they violated or evaded the religious taboos or conduct, as well as laws imposed by leaders to avoid imbalances in your tribe.

In the medieval era the influence of Christianity was presented, where it was considered that man is made in the image and likeness of God. Thus, happiness and fulfillment was achieved by the communion or union of man with God. Currently, ethical values ​​are no longer influenced by religion and thus reason becomes the primary source of knowledge.

List of the 40 ethical values more important:

1. Justice.
2. Noetic freedom.
3. Responsibility.
4. Honesty.
5. Veracity.
6. Loyalty.
7. Individuality.
8. Heroism.
9. Independence.
10. Perseverance.
11. Courage.
12. Skill.
13. Love.
14. Altruism.
15. Learn.
16. Self-control.
17. Tolerance.
18. Commitment.
19. Conviction.
20. Curiosity.
21. Discipline.
22. Empathy.
23. Balance.
24. I respect.
25. Gratitude.
26. Introversion
27. Modesty.
28. Modesty.
29. Overcoming.
30. Vitality.
31. Patience.
32. Integrity.
33. Willpower.
34. Sacrifice.
35. Coexistence.
36. Courage.
37. Sacrifice.
38. Solidarity.
39. Compassion.
40. Disression.

In this article you can see the list of the 40 most important moral values.

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• Immanuel Kant. (1785). Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. Germany.