Values and Beliefs

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Values and Beliefs

• Presented by Casey Stainsby
• IB World Cultures
• Mr. Olson block A

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What are values? What are beliefs?

• An ideal accepted by some individual or group
• Definition from www.wiktionary.com

• Confidence in the truth or existence of
  something not immediately susceptible to rigorous
  proof
• Definition from www.dictionary.com

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Whats the Difference?
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Value Systems

• Moral Code
• Example Asimovs Three Laws of Robotics
• A robot may not harm a human being, or, through
  inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
• A robot must obey the orders given to it by human
  beings, except where such orders would conflict
  with the First Law.
• A robot must protect its own existence, as long
  as such protection does not conflict with the
  First or Second Law.

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A Good Example Japanese Samurai

• Values respect, purity,
• composure, honour, truth,
• virtue
• Beliefs reincarnation

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What about exceptions?

• Example North American culture
• Any individual can be conflictingly influenced
  by
• Country region
• Religion
• Heritage
• Political views
• Family
• Age/ gender
• Personal experience

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Conclusion

• Why is it important to understand the values and
  beliefs of a culture or individual?

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Works Cited

• 3 Laws Unsafe. Singularity Institute for
  Artificial Intelligence, Inc. 2004. 21 September
  2007 ltwww.asimovlaws.com/gt.
• Asimov, Isaac. Runaround. Astounding Science
  Fiction. United States Street Smith, 1942.
• Dictionary.com. 2007. Lexico Publishing Group,
  LLC. lthttp//www.dictionary.comgt.
• Samurai. Wikipedia.org. 13 September 2007.
  Wikipedia, the Free Encylcopedia. 19 September
  2007 lthttp//wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuraiphilosophy
  gt.
• Standing out. iStockphoto. 2007. iStock
  International Inc. 21 September 2007
  lthttp//www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/recreatio
  n/games/ puzzles/2204880_standing_out.phpgt.

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Works Cited Continued

• Sloman, Jonathan. Tree Roots. 28 May 2006. 22
  September 2007.
• ltwww.jonathans.me.ukgt.
• The Samurai a film by Bernard Guerrini.
  Filmakers Library Asia. 19 September 2007
  ltwww.filmakers.com/indivs/Samurai.htmgt.
• Value System. Wikipedia.org. 7 September 2007.
  Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 13 September
  2007 lthttp//wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_System.gt.
• Wiktionary.org. 2007. Wikimedia.
  lthttp//wiktionary.orggt.