Philosopher Max Scheler

Max Scheler, a notable 20th-century German philosopher, formulated a hierarchy of values rooted in the concept of Ressentiment. His framework categorizes values into positive and negative groups, spanning sensory, vital, spiritual, and holy dimensions. Each value’s existence or non-existence contributes to its classification. Higher values, such as moral and spiritual, possess characteristics like indivisibility and deeper satisfaction. Scheler’s theory emphasizes that positive values embody good, whereas negative values align with evil.