Superphysics
The Different Kinds of Values
2 minutes • 320 words
Principles
| Principles | Assertions |
|---|---|
| There are different kinds of value just as there are different domains and metaphysical strata |
The previous chapter explained that value is totally subjective and ultimately based on one’s desires.
Suppose Barry and Adam are walking at a commercial street. They see a cake at a bakery, and an iguana at the pet store next to it.
Barry might not see value in the cake, but Adam might, as he might want it for his wife’s birthday tomorrow.
The value of the cake to Adam comes from:
- the inherent nature of their culture* to impose gift-giving during birthdays, and
- the inherent nature of the cake as a kind of birthday gift, arising from the culture.
*This includes the culture of givine importance to birthdays. The nature of culture is explained by Social Superphysics, as being part of the common interest.
In contrast, the iguana does not have an inherent nature of being a gift. This is why Adam would not assign a value to an iguana.
- Adam would only assign a value to Iguana if his wife were an Iguana-lover (had the inherent nature of loving iguanas).
- In this case, he might ignore the cake and inquire about the iguana.
Thus, value is always relational or relativistic depending on the inherent nature of many things.
In this case, the value of the cake will depend on:
- Adam’s need for a cake. We call this the useful value or ‘use-value’.
- Adam’s love for wife. We call this ‘sentimental value’.
- Adam’s wife having a birthday event and Adam’s society* and culture imposing the need to give gifts during birthday events. We can call this the ‘cultural value’
*This social pressure is needed to keep the society whole.
Unlike Economics, Supereconomics, takes into account cultural value and sentimental value. There are other values like environmental value, historical value, moral value, etc. which will be explained in future editions.
