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ax·i·ol·o·gy

(ăk′sē-ŏl′ə-jē)

The study of the nature of values and value judgments.

[Greek axios, worth; see ag- in Indo-European roots + -logy.]

ax′i·o·log′i·cal (-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

ax′i·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

ax′i·ol′o·gist n.

axiology

(ˌæksɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

(Philosophy) philosophy the theory of values, moral or aesthetic

[C20: from Greek axios worthy]

axiological adj

ˌaxioˈlogically adv

ˌaxiˈologist n

ax•i•ol•o•gy

(ˌæk siˈɒl ə dʒi)

n.

the branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.

[1905–10; < French axiologie < Greek axí(a) worth, value + French -ologie; -logy]

ax`i•o•log′i•cal (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

ax`i•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

axiology

Philosophy. the study of values, as those of aesthetics, ethics, or religion. — axiologist, n. — axiological, adj.

See also: Ethics

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axiology - the study of values and value judgments

philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

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axiologie

aksiologija

axiologia

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