Value (philosophy)
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In philosophy, value is a property of objects
, including physical objects as well as abstract object
s (e.g. actions), representing their degree of importance or worth. The study of it is included in value theory
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An object with philosophic value may be termed an ethic or philosophic good.
Ethic value denotes something's degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action or life is best to do, or at least attempt to describe the value of different actions. It may be described as treating actions themselves as abstract objects, putting value to them. It deals with right conduct and good life, in the sense that a highly, or at least relatively highly, valuable action or may be regarded as good, and an action of low, or at least relatively low, value may be regarded as bad.
Object (philosophy)
An object in philosophy is a technical term often used in contrast to the term subject. Consciousness is a state of cognition that includes the subject, which can never be doubted as only it can be the one who doubts, and some object or objects that may or may not have real existence without...
, including physical objects as well as abstract object
Abstract object
An abstract object is an object which does not exist at any particular time or place, but rather exists as a type of thing . In philosophy, an important distinction is whether an object is considered abstract or concrete. Abstract objects are sometimes called abstracta An abstract object is an...
s (e.g. actions), representing their degree of importance or worth. The study of it is included in value theory
Value theory
Value theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding how, why and to what degree people should value things; whether the thing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. This investigation began in ancient philosophy, where it is called axiology or ethics. Early philosophical...
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An object with philosophic value may be termed an ethic or philosophic good.
Similar concepts
Philosophic value is sometimes used synonymously with goodness. However, goodness has many other meanings as well.Ethic value
Similar to that ethics may be regarded as a subfield of philosophy, ethic value may be regarded as a subgroup of philosophic value.Ethic value denotes something's degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action or life is best to do, or at least attempt to describe the value of different actions. It may be described as treating actions themselves as abstract objects, putting value to them. It deals with right conduct and good life, in the sense that a highly, or at least relatively highly, valuable action or may be regarded as good, and an action of low, or at least relatively low, value may be regarded as bad.
See also
- Meaning of lifeMeaning of lifeThe meaning of life constitutes a philosophical question concerning the purpose and significance of life or existence in general. This concept can be expressed through a variety of related questions, such as "Why are we here?", "What is life all about?", and "What is the meaning of it all?" It has...
- Purpose in life
- Intrinsic value (ethics)Intrinsic value (ethics)Intrinsic value is an ethical and philosophic property. It is the ethical or philosophic value that an object has "in itself" or "for its own sake", as an intrinsic property...
- Instrumental valueInstrumental valueInstrumental value is the value of objects, both physical objects and abstract objects, not as ends-in-themselves but a means of achieving something else...