axiology n : the study of values and value judgments

English

Noun

1. In the context of "uncountable|philosophy": The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory.
2. 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.

Related terms

• axiological
• axiologist

Translations

Axiology (from Greek: άξιος, axios, "value, worth"; and λόγος, logos, "speech" lit. "to talk about the value") is the study of quality or value. It is often thought to include ethics and aesthetics — 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.

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.

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See also

• Value theory