Jim Wright continues to write thoughtful monographs. This one is on the quest to find Judeo-Christian values, so often the subject of political demagoguery.

Schwartz defines ten basic human values based on the criteria above:

• Self-Direction: independent thought and action–choosing, creating, exploring.
• Stimulation: excitement, novelty, and challenge in life.
• Hedonism: pleasure or sensuous gratification for oneself.
• Achievement: personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards.
• Power: social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources.
• Security: safety, harmony, and stability of society, of relationships, and of self.
• Conformity: restraint of actions, inclinations, and impulses likely to upset or harm others and violate social expectations or norms.
• Tradition: respect, commitment, and acceptance of the customs and ideas that one’s culture or religion provides.
• Benevolence: preserving and enhancing the welfare of those with whom one is in frequent personal contact (the ‘in-group’).
• Universalism: understanding, appreciation, tolerance, and protection for the welfare of all people and for nature.

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