Concept in Definition ABC

Related to the sphere of society, ethics and moral, the concept of anti-values ​​is one that refers to the group of values ​​or attitudes that can be considered dangerous or harmful for the whole community in which they take place. Anti-values ​​are the opposite of the values ​​traditionally considered appropriate for life in society, those that occur naturally in the human being and whose presence ensures the coexistence with each other.

According to religions and different social systems, the values ​​considered are freedom, happiness, solidarity, the honesty, the fellowship, peace, love, tolerance, justice and fidelity, among many others. Thus, the antivalues ​​will be those that are opposed to those already mentioned and that always imply the presence of conflict. Some of the most well-known and characteristic anti-values ​​of the human being are envy, selfishness, betrayal, lies, violence, racism, injustice, abandonment and many others. In this sense, it is interesting to clarify that although anti-values, like values, can occur in a community jointly, there are many historical cases in which some of them prevailed, for example racism in Nazi Germany or violence in many societies current.

The Christian religion points out seven capitals sins which are those that mark the human being and which are considered the main antivalues ​​and more harmful to society: envy, gluttony, lust, greed, anger, laziness and pride. They all represent an excess and a attitude negative that can cause damage to the person who practices it as well as to others. Although religions are the ones that most clearly and evidently indicate an ethic related to being worthy and human, The notion of anti-values ​​also occurs outside of any religion since it directly concerns the well-being of a community.