Hierarchy of Values
Hierarchy of Values
Leaders do not demand excellence they develop excellence. Living in Excellence is when "One is being all they can be" while staying in the boundary of what is right for the society. To achieve excellence you must first be a leader of good nature. As young children we were all taught, whether in school or from our parents, about the good characteristics we should strive to achieve. Many think that a person's character is formed very early. For the most part this is correct. However it takes time and life experiences to advance and mature a person’s genuine character.
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche preached to his fellow philosophers that they should pay more attention to human values. Human values can easily be defined as many things. Many philosophers of the time were focusing more on how society should be led, how we came to be, and of course religion. Friedrich Nietzsche branched out into new territory and new fields not ventured into before him. In Nietzsche’s work “On the Genealogy of Morality” he felt that in order to solve the problem of figuring the worth of values and ‘morality’ the task of future philosophers was to determine the “rank order of values” (otherwise known as a hierarchy of values.) I feel that the values of fair and broad-mindedness, friendliness, honesty, and being courageous are the elite principles of good character.
At the top of this hierarchy, being fair and broad-minded out weighs the rest. Showing fair treatment to everyone and seeking out diversity is key. Discrimination is the enemy of justice. Most of us forgot about the old quote “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” until someone has pre-judged us or something we have a passion for. Although fair-minded is thought to be a given, many truly don’t understand the meaning and what it is to be fair-minded, empathic and accepting of others opinions and beliefs. When people act in closed-minded ways, they are often unknowing of it. It normally
Leaders do not demand excellence they develop excellence. Living in Excellence is when "One is being all they can be" while staying in the boundary of what is right for the society. To achieve excellence you must first be a leader of good nature. As young children we were all taught, whether in school or from our parents, about the good characteristics we should strive to achieve. Many think that a person's character is formed very early. For the most part this is correct. However it takes time and life experiences to advance and mature a person’s genuine character.
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche preached to his fellow philosophers that they should pay more attention to human values. Human values can easily be defined as many things. Many philosophers of the time were focusing more on how society should be led, how we came to be, and of course religion. Friedrich Nietzsche branched out into new territory and new fields not ventured into before him. In Nietzsche’s work “On the Genealogy of Morality” he felt that in order to solve the problem of figuring the worth of values and ‘morality’ the task of future philosophers was to determine the “rank order of values” (otherwise known as a hierarchy of values.) I feel that the values of fair and broad-mindedness, friendliness, honesty, and being courageous are the elite principles of good character.
At the top of this hierarchy, being fair and broad-minded out weighs the rest. Showing fair treatment to everyone and seeking out diversity is key. Discrimination is the enemy of justice. Most of us forgot about the old quote “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” until someone has pre-judged us or something we have a passion for. Although fair-minded is thought to be a given, many truly don’t understand the meaning and what it is to be fair-minded, empathic and accepting of others opinions and beliefs. When people act in closed-minded ways, they are often unknowing of it. It normally