Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the nature of values and value judgments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the study of values and value judgments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable, philosophy The study of the
origin ,nature ,functions ,types , andinterrelations ofvalues ; value theory. - noun countable The particular value theory of a philosopher,
school of thought , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the study of values and value judgments
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word axiology.
Examples
-
And he wondered whether the painting's change was a matter of keeping up with changing truth, but axiology tended to exhaust him.
Archaeological Treasures Yet to Come strannikov 2012
-
So, I drew up a little ontology of sets of human agents: (phil sense, not compu) 1. denialists = with UNscientific axiology, whether w/or w/o (clim.) sci degrees
Social epistemology and climate denialism | Serendipity 2009
-
As before, however, Hartshorne's axiology is ultimately theocentric in character.
Charles Hartshorne Dombrowski, Dan 2009
-
During my matriculation at Spelman College, I read the research of Dr. Edwin Nichols, who researched why and how cultural competence in the classroom looks and works by exploring the logic systems, axiology values and epistemological styles of different groups.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
-
In axiology as well as in metaphysics/theodicy, freedom is crucial, on Hartshorne's view.
Charles Hartshorne Dombrowski, Dan 2009
-
During my matriculation at Spelman College, I read the research of Dr. Edwin Nichols, who researched why and how cultural competence in the classroom looks and works by exploring the logic systems, axiology values and epistemological styles of different groups.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
-
During my matriculation at Spelman College, I read the research of Dr. Edwin Nichols, who researched why and how cultural competence in the classroom looks and works by exploring the logic systems, axiology values and epistemological styles of different groups.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
-
During my matriculation at Spelman College, I read the research of Dr. Edwin Nichols, who researched why and how cultural competence in the classroom looks and works by exploring the logic systems, axiology values and epistemological styles of different groups.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
-
These include: anti-scepticism, anti-naturalism in humanities and axiology, realism in epistemology and philosophy of science, absolutism in epistemology and axiology, and empiricism.
Lvov-Warsaw School Wole&324;ski, Jan 2009
-
Secondly, the concept of interdisciplinarity implies a neutral axiology
A Problem Word 2006
oroboros commented on the word axiology
From the Greek axia (αξια, value, worth); the study of value or quality. Introduced by Robert Persig in his "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" to a more general reading public.
May 2, 2007
케발컨 commented on the word axiology
I think everyone should practice this... imagine the perfect utopia filled with people with values!
August 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word axiology
While self-understanding is an inevitable result of such study, the concept of 'values' (as personal-motivators, not the cliche of "family values" and holier-than-thou moralism) can be tremendously fruitful for communication.
August 2, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word axiology
JM has heard there have been some chops made to axiology.
January 30, 2011
qms commented on the word axiology
Damn! I was hoping it was the study of armpits.
See axillary.
August 4, 2016