axiology
/ˌaksɪˈɒlədʒi/noun [mass noun] Philosophy
1The study of the nature of value and valuation, and of the kinds of things that are valuable: one of the central questions in axiology is this: what elements can contribute to the intrinsic value of a state of affairs?...
- A helpful assumption often made in axiology is that intrinsic value is had not just by anything at all, but rather by states of affairs or propositions.
- It seeks to define, establish, defend, and vindicate the presuppositions of Christian theology in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology.
- We conclude that there is an internal ethics or axiology within research perspectives and methodologies that needs to be examined where ethnoracial issues are prominent.
1.1 [count noun] A particular theory of axiology: all consequentialists start with an axiology which tells us what things are valuable or fitting to desire...
- If you espouse a rhetorical axiology, do the majority of your responses focus on the writer's persona, purpose, and audience?
- She assumes an expressivist axiology, a subjective epistemology, an expressivist view of the composing process, and a mixed pedagogy.
- Diversity rather responds to a need for nuance and sophistication, for particular solutions tailored to the specificities of different problems, drawing on different axiologies.
Origin
Early 20th century: from French axiologie, from Greek axia 'worth, value'.