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Axiology (from Greek ἀξίᾱ, axiā, "value, worth"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of quality or value. It is often taken to include ethics and aesthetics[1] — philosophical fields that depend crucially on notions of value — and sometimes it is held to lay the groundwork for these fields, and thus to be similar to value theory and meta-ethics. The term was first used in the early 20th century by Paul Lapie, in 1902, and E. von Hartmann, in 1908.[2]
One area in which research continues to be pursued is so-called formal axiology, or the attempt to lay out principles regarding value with mathematical rigor.
The term is also used sometimes for economic value.
References[]
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- ↑ Random House Unabridged Dictionary. [1]. Dictionary Entry on Axiology.
- ↑ Samuel L. Hart. Axiology--Theory of Values. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.
Further reading[]
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- Hartman (1967). The Structure of Value. 384 pages.
- Findlay, J. N. (1970). Axiological Ethics, New York: Macmillan. 100 pages.
- Rescher, Nicholas (2005). Value Matters: Studies in Axiology, Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag. 140 pages.
See also[]
- Value theory
- Noesis
- Russian philosophy
- N.O. Lossky
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