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the five sets

the five sets According to the text there are 5 main sets of value paradigms: values from a perspective of traditional certainty, values from a perspective of post modern Relativism, values from an environmental perspective, the new-age perspective and values from an eclectic perspective. So lets examine that fundamentals of each paradigm to get a better view. The first and probably the most formal of all the paradigms is the perspective of traditional certainty. This set of values is more or less religious in nature, with the majority of its followers espousing monotheistic or one-God beliefs. Despite all the differences between the ideologies of monotheistic cultures, the one truth that holds constant is that of “divine order”. This cultural universal constant contends that everything has intrinsic value and therefore must be studied and protected. And out of the chaos that comes with our daily mundane existence, there will ultimately be a supreme order, which everything adheres to. The values of postmodern relativism on the other hand are completely different. This paradigm concentrates almost exclusively on the mundane and materialistic aspects of life. Postmodern relativism can be divided into two major parts: the pragmatic/weak form and the nihilistic/or strong form. In the pragmatic view, one’s main goal in life is to strive for all the luxuries that the world can offer and achieve personal happiness. A pragmatic believes that there is no ultimate reality, but chaos. But despite this seemingly bleak overview of the world, they still believe that we must strive to be decent and merciful to other people. To quote David Greegor “we must act as though we still believe in absolute values favoring a “good” in which we no longer believe”. According to the nihilistic or strong form of postmodern relativism there is no real meaning to anything. They espouse a sort of “anything goes attitude” wherein they believe whatever happens happens and there is nothing more. According to this view, the world around us is just an illusion and the fundamental building blocks of all that is considered real, are in fact more real than the entities they make up. Ultimately a nihilistist’s fate will fall into the hands of entropy and once again turn toward chaos. Values from an environmental perspective are somewhat different from all the others mentioned here. The environmental perspective stresses that nature is a main source of many of the values we see everyday. From the carbon cycle to our own daily habits such as eating and drinking, everything subject to the environmentalist perspective. The values from a Relational or New Age perspective are in my view, some of the purest combining the facts of environmental, political, social and mental evolution with some of the more intangible aspects of humanity. That which cannot be explained by science is explained by the belief that everything is connected. Man, rocks, clouds, the universe, are all connected by an unbreakable bond, which will endure with indefinitecy. The eclectic perspective is basically all the good aspects of the various paradigms rolled into one and, according to the text, is profoundly postmodern. I guess if I were to lend myself to any or all of the various paradigms, I would call my self an eclectic with an emphasis on relational values. I find that many of my own values come from what I intuitively know to be right or wrong. Though I was raised a Methodist, I no longer harbor any ties to organized religion, but I do believe in some sort of supreme power though I can’t say what. Being an eclectic, I can look back at all the other views and see a little of myself in each one. I suppose you could call me a prime example of a postmodern person. Bibliography:

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