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  2. Value theory - Wikipedia

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    According to this view, a thing has intrinsic value if the source of its value is an intrinsic property, meaning that the value does not depend on how the thing is related to other objects. Extrinsic value, by contrast, depends on external relations. This view sees instrumental value as one type of extrinsic value based on causal relations.

  3. A culture is a social system that shares a set of common values, in which such values permit social expectations and collective understandings of the good, beautiful and constructive. Without normative personal values, there would be no cultural reference against which to measure the virtue of individual values and so cultural identity would ...

  4. Values (Western philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Richmond Campbell, in discussing this, asks how one might move from a knowledge of what exists, i.e. from a whole range of possible values, to a knowledge of which, among these, one ought to value. [122] Given that "a small number of core moral values are espoused universally" the answer would appear to lie in giving priority to those which do ...

  5. Dedications in the Church of England - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of the 16,500 [1] churches in the Church of England are dedicated to one or more people. Most are dedicated to a single 'patron saint', such as Saint Peter or The Virgin Mary, or one of the persons of God, such as Holy Trinity, Christ Church, or The Good Shepherd. Others commemorate Christian events such as the Assumption of ...

  6. Value (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    A culture is a social system that shares a set of common values, in which such values permit social expectations and collective understandings of the good, beautiful and constructive. Without normative personal values, there would be no cultural reference against which to measure the virtue of individual values and so cultural identity would ...

  7. Values scale - Wikipedia

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    People who value warm, loving relationships with others may want a cup of coffee to share in a social manner. Perspective and personal beliefs greatly influence behavior. [5] Clawson and Vinson (1978) further elaborated on this idea by explaining how values are one of the most powerful explanations of, and influences on, consumer behavior. [7]

  8. Dedication (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    Dedication is a ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Such rituals include ceremonial ship launching and a variety of events for buildings including builders' rites or an opening ceremony .

  9. Science of value - Wikipedia

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    (In the case where the number of properties is countably infinite, the extrinsic dimension of value, the exposition as well as the mere definition of a specific concept is taken into consideration.) Hartman quantifies this notion by the principle that each property of the thing is worth as much as each other property, depending on the level of ...