axiology

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄξιος (áxios, “worthy”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

Noun

axiology (countable and uncountable, plural axiologies)

1. (uncountable, philosophy) The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory.
2. (countable) 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

value theory

• Dutch: axiologie (nl) f
• Finnish: arvoteoria (fi)
• Greek: αξιολογία (el) f (axiología)
• Italian: assiologia (it) f
• Khmer: មូលវិជ្ជា (muul vityie)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Occitan: axiologia
• Romanian: axiologie (ro) f, teoria valorii f
• Serbo-Croatian: aksiologija (sh) f
• Tagalog: halgahan, dalubhalgahan

particular value theory of a philosopher

• Dutch: axiologie (nl) f
• Finnish: aksiologia
• Greek: αξιολογία (el) f (axiología)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Serbo-Croatian: aksiologija (sh) f
• Tagalog: halgahan

Further reading

• “axiology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.