Vice: blameworthy trait of character or habit of action or inaction. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11. 

Vindication of general rules: Showing that action in accordance with such rules is well-suited to achieve some specified end at a reasonable cost, i.e., that the rules have pragmatic utility. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership… Read More

Virtue: praiseworthy trait of character or habit of action or inaction. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11. 

Vitalism: doctrine according to which life processes express a non-material energy or force. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11. 

Wellness: Wellness is the optimal state of health of individuals and groups. There are two focal concerns: the realization of the fullest potential of an individual physically, psychologically, socially, spiritually and economically, and the fulfilment of one’s role expectations in the family, community, place of worship, workplace and other settings. Reference: New definition Source: WHO Health… Read More

Will to Power: In Nietzsche, the force that drives all living things to seek to conquer and exploit other life for their own ends. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems:… Read More

Witness consciousness: Non-positional consciousness that in some way critically declares affirmation of the life whole so as to bring into light unseen lives that are discounted. Non-positional consciousness that encompasses all life so as to bring into light unseen lives that are discounted. See also Universal life goods/necessities. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of… Read More

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”. WHO is a specialized agency within the Charter of the United Nations and was established in 1948 by 61 Governments “for the purpose of co-operation… Read More

World-view: overall perspective upon and interpretation of the world. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11. 

Yoga: A concept derived from the Sanskrit “yongere” meaning “to join” or “yoke”, it has countless varieties in Hinduism and (less so) Buddhism, but usually implies a joining or yoking to a divine or transcendental field of energy. A concept  derived  from the  Sanskrit  “yongere” meaning“to join” or “yoke”. There are countless varieties of yoga in Hinduism and… Read More