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Value judgment

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value theorynounA theory of how people positively and negatively value things and concepts, the reasons they use in making their evaluations, and the scope of applications of legitimate evaluations across the social world.
axiologynoun(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
subjectivismnoun(epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition.
utilitarianismnoun(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.
expressivismnoun(philosophy, ethics) The doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact
welfarismnoun(philosophy) An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings.
moral systemnoun(philosophy) A consistent set of moral axioms or principles.
moralitynoun(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
extrinsic valuenoun(philosophy) Value which is derived relationally or instrumentally, from something’s relations to other things, or for its value as a means to reaching some other end.
philosophynoun(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
ethicsnounThe standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
teleologismnoun(philosophy) The idea that whether an action is right or wrong is determined by its consequences.
moral philosophynoun(philosophy) Ethics.
axiologistnounA person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
virtue ethicistnoun(ethics) A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs virtue ethics.
sentimentalismnounAn overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality.
criteriologynoun(philosophy) The study of the validity of reasoning and the criteria necessary to achieve knowledge.
ethosnounThe character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
ethicnounA set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
psychostasianoun(religion) The weighing of souls, as a form of judgment of people's worth.

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