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'''Axiology''' (from [[Greek]] ἀξιᾱ, 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 and E. Von Hartmann.[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 [[mathematics|mathematical]] rigor.
The term is also used sometimes for [[economic]] value.
==References==
#[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/axiology Random House Unabridged Dictionary]. [1]. Dictionary Entry on Axiology.
#[http://www.jstor.org/pss/2105883 Samuel L. Hart. Axiology--Theory of Values]. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.
==Further reading==
* 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.
[[Category: Philosophy]]