Values most extolled in Nobel Peace Prize speeches.
The authors randomly selected 50 Nobel Peace Prize speeches and content analyzed them to determine which values the speakers extolled most frequently. The 10 most frequently mentioned values were peace (in 100% of the speeches), hope (92%), security (86%), justice (85%), responsibility (81%), liberty (80%), tolerance (79%), altruism (75%), God (49%), and truth (38%). The authors discuss the interplay of these values in the modern world and implications regarding the search for universal moral values.
Kinnier
Richard T
RT
Division of Psychology in Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0611, USA. kinnier@asu.edu
Kernes
Jerry L
JL
Hayman
Jessie Wetherbe
JW
Flynn
Patricia N
PN
Simon
Elia
E
Kilian
Laura A
LA
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