Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtsPhilosophyValuability5 Marks
Question
Explain productive values and unproductive values. Or illustrate productive values.
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Answer
Perfectionists use these three principles to decide which values are higher and which are lower in different types of values:
$(1)$ Internal and external value, $(2)$ productive and unproductive value and $(3)$ physical and intangible value.
The explanation of productive value and unproductive value is as follows:
$1.$ Productive Value: The product that is not lost due to consumption or distribution but grows is the product value.
E.g. Knowledge has a productive value, because as a learned person imparts his knowledge to others, his knowledge grows.
Happiness has a productive value. Because the more a happy person makes another person a partner in happiness, the more his happiness increases.
Compassion has a productive value, because the more a saint shows compassion to individuals, the more compassionate they become.
The reason this happens is that productive values are not physical, but physical.
According to this kind of spiritualist view, the emergence of virtues like joy, knowledge, love etc. continues to spread instead of being personal.
Thus a person feels his own interest in the interest of others. And one's own happiness is felt in the happiness of others.
$2.$ Unproductive value: An item that does not grow due to consumption or distribution. But the thing that goes down or goes missing is the unproductive mullah.
E.g. All types of food have unproductive value, as every food item is depleted as it is consumed.
Money has unproductive value, because money is lost as it is consumed.
The first number is the unproductive value. Because after one person gets the first number, no one else gets it.
Grain, water, land, money and all the comforts of amenities are of unproductive value.
Thus the distribution of goods in a region with a large population is a serious problem.
If the number of people who choose unproductive value increases a lot, then greed, greed, sense of grabbing others, exploitation, etc. become valuable. Efforts should be made to promote and inspire productive value choice with the help of religion, policy and education for a healthy, prosperous and peaceful social life.
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