Values + Identity = Us: 2 (Our Human Values) - Softcover

O'Connor, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798201563332

Publisher: Total Health Publications, 2021

Synopsis

Volume One illustrated how our values are based on unprovable basic assumptions (self-centered, God-based, and society based). This volume brings additional elements into play since there are more to our identities, our self-concepts, than our values alone. The end of the volume analyzes how we may select and use the various types of evidence and apply them to our basic assumptions to validate, or rationalize, them. It is hoped that most people's identities will include interests in their societies. We therefore delve into some problems, particularly American--since they have so many!!
Volume III will deal with combining the different types of evidence with the three types of basic assumptions--showing that the values of we, the people, are relative, as opposed to the objective values that prelates of religions and many philosophers of religion would have us believe. But, if we can agree on the basic assumption and the type of evidence that will give us the most probable effective outcomes, perhaps we can move closer to an objective agreement on values.

About this title

About the Author

Bob O'Connor is a retired professor who has health education, philosophy, and several other subjects. Who is teaching experiences have been in the United States, Canada, and Norway. He is also a licensed family therapist in California. He has traveled extensively throughout the world since 1960.

Born in south-central Los Angeles during the depression, he attended UCLA and USC, and received his doctorate in the philosophy of education in 1960. His doctoral dissertation focused on ethics, justice, and democracy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Total Health Publications
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 13: 9798201563332
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 106