Bioethike

Übervalues
Meta-ideals disconnected from rational scrutiny and grounding in the natural realm. People appeal to meta-ideals but reject rational inquiry into their basis because they are “self-evident.” In the secular realm, we extol concepts such as truth, justice, equality, and so on. While these ideals have a basis in reason and corporeality, they can be misused to serve alternative ends.  Templating the übervalue of  equality for example, once could attempt to redefine marriage as the legal recognition of two persons who are in love with each other regardless of their sex, as opposed to the traditional concept of marriage, namely, the legal recognition of a life-long union between a man and a wife for the purpose of procreation and mutual aid.

Human sexuality: By templating the übervalue of equality same-sex union advocates have argued that it is an inequality for two adults,  who love each other, regardless of their sex, inability to procreate, and concurrent health and stability issues, to marry each other.

Theology: In theological discourse, übervalues frequently are frequently derived from systematic categories, that is, word placeholders that have a common appeal to a diverse audience within a particular communion. So, for example, those promoting same-sex blessings and the ordination of homosexual clergy in same-sex relationships appeal to conscience as an übervalue endorsed by Martin Luther.