Valuescience Questions

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What do we mean and understand by valuescience and what evidence have we that becoming more competent, consistent, and conscious in valuescience practice is increasingly necessary to live and die well? Please include responses to the following (~200 words):

  • 1. What do people commonly mean and understand by (1) “value” and (2) “values”?
  • 2. What are two consequences of these meanings and understandings?
  • 3. What two things (one a verb, one a noun) do we mean and understand by "value" as we use the word in valuescience?
  • 4. What basis in etymology and common usage have we for defining value in this way?
  • 5. What are two benefits we may reap by defining “value” as we do in valuescience?
  • 6. What evidence have we that ideas about value are different from actual value?
  • 7. From what two sources do humans arrive at ideas about value?
  • 8. Are ideas about value to a greater extent based on chance or choice, and why?
  • 9. From what two components of culture do most people in the U.S. and many people in other places draw ideas about value?
  • 10. What evidence have we for shortcomings of using these (responses from question 1.9, above) components of culture as basis for ideas about value?
  • 11. Why might relying upon these (responses from question 1.9, above) be especially dangerous in our era?
  • 12. What are three things people commonly mean and understand by “science”?
  • 13. What are two or more consequences of defining “science” in these ways?
  • 14. What do we mean and understand by "science" in valuescience?
  • 15. What basis in etymology and common usage have we for defining “science” as we do in valuescience?
  • 16. Name three benefits we may reap by characterizing "science" as we do in valuescience.
  • 17. Why is science necessary to more accurately discern value?
  • 18. By what methods other than valuescience has anyone accurately discerned value?
  • 19. What implications for claims that we “decide” or “choose” value(s) are implicit in valuescience?
  • 20. In what two ways do humans universally rely upon ideas about value?
  • 21. Why is discerning value accurately becoming more important in our era?
  • 22. What are some conditions in modern society to which people are responding as we accelerate adoption of valuescience?
  • 23. Describe three impediments (at least one internal and at least one external) to valuescience practice.