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axiological

axiological

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Relating to the study of values like what is good or beautiful
  • adjective
  • /ˌæksɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: axiológico
  • Many philosophers specialize in axiological studies to explore what shapes our values.

Examples

  • The conference included discussions on axiological issues related to ethics and morality.

  • An axiological approach is essential for understanding different cultural perspectives on beauty.

  • 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)

Surface Forms

axiological positive

Morphology

axiological = axiology (transparent) = axiology + ical

A regular adjectival formation from the noun 'axiology' using the suffix '-ical', so knowing 'axiology' makes the meaning predictable.

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.