From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Dr. Robert Hartman developed a mathematically based and scientifically validated assessment using axiology. His assessment and the licensing of it are maintained by the Hartman Institute. [[[2]]].

The term is also used sometimes in regards to economic value.

References

Further reading

• "Value Theory" article in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Hartman (1967). The Structure of Value.   384 pages.
• Findlay, J. N. (1970). Axiological Ethics. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-00269-5.   100 pages.
• Rescher, Nicholas (2005). Value Matters: Studies in Axiology. Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag. ISBN 3-937202-67-6.   140 pages.

See also

• Value theory
• Noesis
• Russian philosophy
• N.O. Lossky