"The philosophical study of value."
The branch of philosophy that studies values and value systems.
The Concept of Values: A study of the concept of values, the various types of values that exist, and how they are important in educational philosophy.
Value Theory: A broad term used to describe a range of theories that attempt to explain the nature of values and the role they play in human life.
Ethics: A study of moral principles and values in decision-making and behavior, and how these principles apply to education.
Moral Education: A study of how education can help to develop moral reasoning, ethical decision-making, and character development.
Virtue Ethics: A study of the virtues essential to human flourishing, and how they can be cultivated through education.
Metaethics: A subfield of ethics that explores the nature of ethical thought and language, and how it applies to education.
Epistemology: The study of knowledge and how it is acquired and justified, and how it applies to education.
Ontology: The study of the nature of existence, how it pertains to educational philosophy, and how it is related to values.
Education Theory: A study of the theories that underpin different educational practices, and how those practices are aligned with values.
Pedagogy: The art and science of teaching, and how it is related to the values that inform educational philosophy.
Curriculum Theory: A study of the principles and approaches that inform curriculum design, and how these principles align with values.
Philosophy of Science: A study of the nature of scientific investigation, and the principles that guide scientific inquiry, and how these principles are related to values in education.
Aesthetics: A study of the nature of beauty, artistic expression, and creativity, and how it is related to values in education.
Critical Theory: A study of the critical approach to analyzing power structures and social processes, and how it can inform educational philosophy.
"Ethics, aesthetics, or philosophy of religion."
"The term was first used by Eduard von Hartmann in 1887 and by Paul Lapie in 1902."
"The distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic value is central to axiology."
"Something is intrinsically valuable if it is good in itself or good for its own sake."
"An experience may be said to be intrinsically valuable by virtue of being pleasurable or beautiful or 'true'."
"Extrinsic value is ascribed to things that are valuable only as a means to something else."
"Which entities have intrinsic value."
"The thesis that only pleasure has intrinsic value."
"There is only one type of intrinsic value."
"There are various different types of intrinsic value, for example, virtue, knowledge, friendship, etc."
"Explaining whether or how the different types of value can be compared when making rational decisions."
"Some philosophers state that values do not exist on the most fundamental level of reality."
"A value statement about something just expresses the speaker's approval or disapproval of this thing."
"This position is opposed by realists about value."