how and when did the idea of value start?
2006-09-06 04:21:11 · 4 answers · asked by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think that it can be safely assumed that systems of value were already well in place before man arrived (200k-500k years ago). Territorial environments claimed by existing species defined the rules of engagement from the earliest known times.
Man, began learning the precious art of survival from the animal environment. Establishing territory to ensure survival would have to be interpreted as one of the earliest forms of value.
During man's infancy, this value system evolved into more complex systems which would one day become the basic system of bartering. Bartering began well before public record and can be attested to through archaeological studies. Human remains many times are found with items which are found well outside of a particular community or habitat. The possession of these items may suggest that they may have been acquired through barter and/or trade.
2006-09-06 05:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by M.C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Values started with the dawn of the universe. Somethigns lead to existance being continued and thus were more valued, and others lead to shortened existance, and thus acquired negative value.
The idea "values" came into play when humanity developed the earliest stages of cognitive thought and began to understand how things happened to be and started talking about theories on how things developed.
2006-09-06 12:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by James P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When life started and found it had needs and wants.
Religious answer: when God put 'value' in things and gave us - humans - the ability to see it.
2006-09-06 18:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What sort of value?
2006-09-06 11:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋