axiology
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- noun
- /ˌæksɪˈɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
- The study of axiology is essential in understanding how different cultures approach ethics and moral values.
Examples
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Axiology, methodology, and factual claims are inevitably intertwined in relations of mutual dependency.
Academic text (1991) -
The role of the chief knowledge officer ranges in scope and is positioned according to organizational axiology.
Academic text (2000) -
It is difficult to impose the notion of an axiology of common values on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Academic text (1995) -
When teaching philosophy at Beijing Foreign Studies University, he emphasized topics in axiology—particularly ethics and political philosophy—and put less emphasis on epistemology and metaphysics.
Academic text (1999) -
Studying axiology can help students evaluate the principles that guide their personal beliefs.
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In her philosophy class, she introduced axiology as the study of values, particularly in ethics and aesthetics.
Surface Forms
Morphology
axiology = axio + logy
This is built from classical combining forms meaning 'value' and 'study', but the parts are not standalone English words and the meaning is not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Axiology comes from the Greek axia meaning 'value' and the ending -logy meaning 'study', so axiology is the study of values, for example judgments about what is right, beautiful, or important.