values clarification

any process intended to promote an individual’s awareness and understanding of his or her moral principles and ethical priorities and their relationships to behavior in daily life. Individuals may be asked to carry out a series of exercises to this effect in some forms of psychotherapy.

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September 8th 2024

speciesism

n. discriminatory, prejudicial, or exploitative practices against nonhuman animals, often on the basis of an assumption of human superiority. See also animal rights. —speciesist n., adj.