axiological
- adjective
- /ˌæksɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Many philosophers specialize in axiological studies to explore what shapes our values.
Examples
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The conference included discussions on axiological issues related to ethics and morality.
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An axiological approach is essential for understanding different cultural perspectives on beauty.
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The main question, as he saw it, was axiological.
Fiction book (2002) -
For such a critique, it must be axiological that God is dead.
Academic text (1993) -
Axiological stories are focused on the quest for a desired object.
Academic text (1992) -
From the axiological viewpoint, we may fix this hierarchy of degree and value: first comes the spiritual, next the economic, and third, the political as a means in relation to the economic.
Academic text (1991) -
Epistemological, ontological, and axiological questions and concerns abound, and have since the dawn of history.
Blog text (6) -
It may be futile to attempt to highlight the axiological position of these in one or two sentences, but it is important to have a brief anchor to our discussion.
Academic text (1996) -
With the novel Abaddon, he is demonstrating the breakdown of sustained narrative as a symptom of a deeper epistemological and axiological crisis.
Academic text (1995) -
This axiological postulate may derive from a Stoic notion that every person possesses a spark of the divine Logos, or from the Christian notion.
Academic text (1993)
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Etymology
Axiological comes from the Greek root axia, meaning 'value' or 'worth', and the ending -logical, like in logical, which points to 'study' or 'reason'. So, axiological is about the study of values, which is why it describes questions about what is good, beautiful, or important.