transvaluation
- noun
- /trænzˈvæljuːeɪtɪn/
- Jargon
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transvaluación
- By exposing one transvaluation of values, Achebe aims to incite another.
- transvaluation of values
And so there's this entire transformation, or transvaluation we can call it, that is taking place.
- And so there's this entire transformation, or transvaluation we can call it, that is taking place.
- That is when we get something like a transvaluation of values and things start to go downhill.
- The value tablets reinterpretation of transvaluation should not be mistaken for conscious lying.
Examples
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A "transvaluation of all values" will be necessary so that we may endure the lightness of being.
Academic text (2009) -
But when the success of a performing artist is measured primarily by his ability to fill the largest possible auditoriums, it is no less inevitable that his artistry will be affected—perhaps even destroyed—by the resulting transvaluation of values.
Academic text (2011) -
Not a new set of values, exactly, but a simple transvaluation of what exists.
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Transvaluation becomes complete; the objective becomes the subjective.
Academic text (2001) -
In the formation of the new discourse community, a curious transformation, or transvaluation, has occurred.
Academic text (2001) -
For Achebe, as for Nietzsche, the collapse is the result of a transvaluation of values.
Academic text (1999) -
Such ironic transvaluations provide a different perspective of history and advocacy.
Academic text (1991) -
Both Nietzsche and Achebe use the transvaluation of values to help liberate their respective constituencies.
Academic text (1999) -
Following Strauss, Manent recognizes the transvaluation of values that characterizes the Machiavellian analysis.
Academic text (1992) -
The philosopher argued that a transvaluation of values is necessary for societal progress.
Synonyms
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A change of direction, focus, or beliefs to follow a new way
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A new check of the value or importance of something
A change in how people understand or judge something
A return to seeing that something is valuable or important
How Radical
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4.1
241
3.7
- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transvaluation combines trans- ('change') and valuation (from 'value'). Think of it as 'revaluing' what matters or turning values around, so it means re-evaluating and replacing the values or principles of something.