40 Antivalues: definition, list and examples

Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that in order to live with others it is not only necessary to understand that Apollonian side of each one, but also that censored and repressed part: the Dionysian, that is, the representation of drunkenness, the debauchery of the senses, ecstasy and in this article I approach it from the anti-values: definition, list and examples.

Below we will see what anti-values ​​are, what similarities or differences they have with values ​​and a list of the 40 main anti-values.

I. What are antivalues?

They are known as behaviors that oppose or represent the antithetical to what is established in ethical values ​​and moral values, which are responsible for regulating and guiding the behavior of people in their context.

So then, these negative values ​​go against the rules or everything that is considered correct such as justice, loyalty, gratitude, solidarity and others.

Generally, when anti values ​​are mentioned, something similar happens to when talking about values: there are variations in their definitions.

Each word has a metonymic meaning (for example, the identification of Dionysus with wine. A particular use of the divine name as a metonymy for the drink is common in Greek literature).

The words keep either a metonymic or metaphorical sense, therefore they have incalculable interpretations.

This ambivalent path that we are forming will characterize the complex dispute about: what is good, and what is bad?, is it a value or is it an anti-value? Or when is it an anti-value, and when is it the opposite?

To clarify a little what I consider to be an anti-value, I think it is necessary to give the following example:

If a person determines that injustice is equivalent to theft, corruption, and partiality, it is possible that his idea of injustice is bounded by experiential metonymies. In other words, if in his or her life he or she has been surrounded by events that exposed him or her to constant outbursts of something he or she thought belonged to him or her, or to a constant lack of opportunity compared to a brother or classmate, this will later determine the meaning of injustice for him or her.

Just like the previous example, many anti values ​​are determined as such by the constant eluding of their signifiers of values ​​– ethical or moral – by others, although some of these metonymies are also introduced in the conception of anti values ​​by the models (fathers) or other factors of its environment.

II. Values and anti-values: comparison

As mentioned above, the comparison between values ​​and anti-values ​​will always depend on this own experience and that experience introduced by others towards one's own psyche.

But, in general, the most used comparison is the one we used at the beginning, and this is the one that most often forms in us from a very early age: everything that characterizes drunkenness, excessiveness, vitality, impulsiveness and overflowing corresponds to anti-values; and the values ​​are represented by harmony, reason, serenity and measure.

III. List of most relevant antivalues

The top 40 anti-values ​​are:

1. disrespect
2. misunderstanding
3. The intolerance
4. disobedience
5. The lie
6. The injustice
7. negligence
8. Pride
9. haughtiness
10. disloyalty
11. falsehood
12. Mockery
13. lack of manners
14. The advantages
15. criticism
16. indiscretion
17. The distrust
18. Treachery
19. Selfishness
20. misanthropy
21. Arrogance
22. Hatred
23. The envy
24. inequality
25. Infidelity
26. Laziness
27. Slavery
28. dishonesty
29. The discrimination
30. The ignorance
31. the imitation
32. indifference
33. The lateness
34. inequity
35. The corruption
36. The arrogance
37. The partiality
38. inflexibility
39. Impunity
40. ineffectiveness

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IV. Examples of antivalues

Some examples of anti-values ​​are:

1. Intolerance

Intolerance manifests itself, for example, in attitudes of obstinacy and intransigence when a subject is not able to respect others who have beliefs different from theirs, such as religion, opinion, custom and a political inclination that differs from theirs. Thus, intolerance is an anti-value that opposes tolerance and does not approve or allow harmonious relationships in certain social groups.

2. Arrogance

Arrogance is considered as an anti-value by provoking feelings that produce in the subjects an attitude of superiority and advantage over others and, for this reason, they consider that they should be treated differently and receive greater privileges. Arrogant subjects are characterized by being a constant arrogance and haughtiness.

3. Selfishness

This negative value corresponds to those attitudes of an apparent love for oneself, which is characterized by being excessive and individualistic. Selfish subjects care about their own interests without considering that these may affect the interests of others.

4. Slavery

This anti-value corresponds to subjects who take others as objects and properties and thus are put to the realization of the master's demands in order to achieve their own life expectancy. Slavery is characterized by being compulsory and without respecting any type of right.

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