Why are there

universal values?
 What is universal values?
✘ Universal values are values that a great human beings in the vast
majority of places and situations, at almost all the times do in fact
hold in common, whether consciously and explicitly or as expressed
in their behavior.
✘ Universal values apply across the world (across country, culture and
religion).
✘ A value is a universal value if it has the same value or worth for all

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The claim for universal values can be understood in
two different ways.

First Second
it could be that something has a something could have universal
universal value when everybody value when all people have
finds it valuable. reason to believe is has value.

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 What is meant by universal values?
✘ Truth, Love, Peace, Non-Violence and Righteous Conduct
are the Universal Human Values.
✘ These are needed for well-being of an individual, society
and humanity and ultimately Peace in the world.

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needed for well-being of an individual, society and humanity
and ultimately Peace in the world.
Peace Democracy Equality
• Peace is when people are able to • Control of an organization or • The state of being equal,
resolve their conflicts without group by majority of its members. especially in status, rights or
violence and can work together opportunities.
to improve the quality of their
lives.

Tolerance Freedom Rules of Law

• The ability or willingness to • The ability to act or change • Suggest that no one is above the
tolerate the existence of opinions without constraint. law and governmental decisions
or behavior that one dislikes or must be made only by applying
disagrees with. known legal and moral principles.

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needed for well-being of an individual, society and humanity
and ultimately Peace in the world.
Solidarity Contentment Human Dignity
• Unity or agreement of feeling or • A state of happiness and • Dignity is the right of person to be
action, especially among satisfaction. valued and respected for their
individuals with a common own sake and to be treated
• Mental or emotional state of
interest; mutual support within a ethically.
satisfaction.
group.

Human Rights Love Co-existence

• Rights inherent to all human • Deep care and concern for others • The fact of living or existing
beings, regardless of race, sex, encompassing all of the together at the same time or in
nationality, ethnicity, language, attributes. the same place.
religion or any other states.

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needed for well-being of an individual, society and humanity
and ultimately Peace in the world.

Truth Justice
• The quality or state of being • Justice is a concept of moral
true. rightness based ethics,
rationality, law, natural law,
religion, equity and fairness.
• State of being fair

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 Why is there universal values?
• It is there to make us aware of one's values helps us
understand and direct our attitudes and behaviors and
have some shared principles by which to manage their
differences without resorting to violence.
• It is to also there to unite people who have the same
beliefs, values and goals.

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why universal values are necessary for human survival?

• universal values require us to recognize the human characteristics,

both good and bad, that we have in common with all our fellow
human beings, and to show the same respect for human dignity and
sensitivity in people of other communities that we expect them to
show for ours.
• It is necessary to us because Universal values is helping us to grow
our everyday as a dignified person, it help us also to develop our
skills, talents and human dignity.
• Universal values also helping us to create better future. Each one of
us are entitled and well involved in making right decisions every day.
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