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VALUES OF THE HOLY

 Appears only in regard to objects intentionally given as “absolute objects.”


 Examples include: Belief, Adoration, Bliss
 The divine or idols
 Totally independent things and powers, person held to be holy at different times
 Values that pertain to belief or unbelief, God or other.
 For Max Scheler, a lower value can be sacrificed for a higher value.
 Historical artifacts bear cultural values, Religious Icons bear the value of the “holy.”
 A religious icon is given not only as holy but also as that which is to be preferred to the merely
useful or vital.

VALUES OF THE GOOD AND EVIL


 Good is the value that is attached to the realization of a positive value in a sphere of the willing.
 Evil is the value that is attached to the realization of a negative value in a sphere of the willing
 Good is the value that is attached to the realization of a higher value in a sphere of the willing
 Evil is the value that is attached to the realization of a lower value in a sphere of the willing.

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