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120 REfLECTIvE COsMOPOLITANIsM out even though I knew it would cost me a good grade in the exam”, then you might say I acted on principle. In this case, I might have wanted to stay at home and study, but chose to act on what I considered worthy instead. There are certainly many principles and they do not all have the same value depending on the situation we are in, and there are surely some principles that are higher than others. Exercise: Scale of values Give each of the students the following chart. First, ask them to rank the following values from most important to least important. They should do this individually and write in the first column “My scale of values”: 1 for the most important, 14 for the least important. After they finish, they should organize in groups of 5 and agree on a common scale of values, ranking them again from 1 to 14 in the last column. At the end, we discuss together why we ranked them that way, and we discuss the dif- ferences between personal values versus group values. Values My scale of values The group scale of values Love Wealth Justice Friendship Loyalty Generosity Truth Health Fame Freedom Sincerity Kindness Happiness Discussion Plan: About our desires 1. Is ice cream something desirable, desired, or both? 2. Is a vegetable puree desirable, desired or both? 3. Is missing a surprise exam desirable, desired or both? 4. It is a beautiful afternoon and the sun is shining. Is studying for tomorrow’s exam something desirable, desired or both? 5. Is health something desirable, desired or both? 6. Is friendship desirable, desired or both? 7. Are the things we want always desirable? 8. Are desirable things always the things we want?