What does axiology mean?
Definitions for axiology
ˌæk siˈɒl ə dʒiax·i·ol·o·gy
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Princeton's WordNet
axiologynoun
the study of values and value judgments
Wiktionary
axiologynoun
The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory.
axiologynoun
The particular value theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
In his axiology, G. E. Moore maintains that "good" is the name of a simple, indefinable quality.
Wikipedia
Axiology
Axiology (from Greek ἀξία, axia: "value, worth"; and -λογία, -logia: "study of") is the philosophical study of value. It includes questions about the nature and classification of values and about what kinds of things have value. It is intimately connected with various other philosophical fields that crucially depend on the notion of value, like ethics, aesthetics or philosophy of religion. It is also closely related to value theory and meta-ethics. The term was first used by Paul Lapie, in 1902, and Eduard von Hartmann, in 1908.The distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic value is central to axiology. One conceptualization holds that something is intrinsically valuable if it is good in itself or good for its own sake. It is usually held that intrinsic value depends on certain features of the valuable entity. For example, an experience may be said to be intrinsically valuable by virtue of being (because it is) pleasurable or beautiful or "true" (e.g., the ascertainment of a fact can be said to be valuable in itself). Extrinsic value, by contrast, is ascribed to things that are valuable only as a means to something else. Substantive theories of value try to determine which entities have intrinsic value. Monist theories hold that there is only one type of intrinsic value. The paradigm example of monist theories is hedonism, the thesis that only pleasure has intrinsic value. Pluralist theories, on the other hand, contend that there are various different types of intrinsic value, for example, virtue, knowledge, friendship, etc. Value pluralists face the problem of explaining whether or how the different types of value can be compared when making rational decisions. Some philosophers state that values do not exist on the most fundamental level of reality. One such view holds that a value statement about something just expresses the speaker's approval or disapproval of this thing. This position is opposed by realists about value.
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axiology
Axiology is the philosophical study of value, including the nature of values, types of values, the value of things and concepts such as ethics, aesthetics and religion. It is concerned with understanding what things are valuable, why they are valuable, and to what degree they are valuable. This involves examining both intrinsic values, which have value in and of themselves, and extrinsic values, which are valuable because of their effects or results.
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Axiology
Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology Axiology is the philosophical study of value. It is either the collective term for ethics and aesthetics—philosophical fields that depend crucially on notions of value—or the foundation for these fields, and thus similar to value theory and meta-ethics. The term was first used by Paul Lapie, in 1902, and Eduard von Hartmann, in 1908. Axiology studies mainly two kinds of values: ethics and aesthetics. Ethics investigates the concepts of "right" and "good" in individual and social conduct. Aesthetics studies the concepts of "beauty" and "harmony." Formal axiology, the attempt to lay out principles regarding value with mathematical rigor, is exemplified by Robert S. Hartman's Science of Value. Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology http://www.international-journal-of-axiology.net/
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of axiology in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of axiology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- मूल्यमीमांसाHindi
- aksiologiIndonesian
- assiologiaItalian
- មូលវិជ្ជាKhmer
- axiologyNorwegian
- axiologie, teoria valoriiRomanian
- aksiologijaSerbo-Croatian
- axiologiSwedish
- آثار قدیمہUrdu
- 價值論Chinese
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