noun
axiological ethics
A branch of ethics that studies values and value judgments. Used in academic philosophy contexts.
価値倫理学は、善や正義といった価値の本質を探求する。
Axiological ethics explores the nature of values such as goodness and justice.
Compound of 価値 (kachi, 'value') + 倫理学 (rinrigaku, 'ethics'). The term is a direct translation of the Western philosophical concept 'axiological ethics'.