Every civilization was known for a specific set of values that contributed to defining its characteristics, until the modern era, or more specifically Western civilization, arrived. At that time, the values associated with it changed in a way that justifies our assertion of the death of moral humanity. This occurred when capitalism, with its utilitarian values, prevailed, elevating it above all other human values. Consequently, humanity was reduced to a being whose identity was defined by its value, and whose value was determined according to the values of market profit.
This research will take a historical approach, showing the most important human values that have been associated with each civilization, ending with the values of Western civilization, under which the world now lives. Then it shows, using the critical analytical method, how the values of utilitarianism, the market, and self-interest that prevailed in our current civilization failed the thinkers of the West, who, at the beginning of the modern era, hoped, and promised themselves and the world, to achieve the highest human values of fraternity, equality, and justice.
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