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価値哲学 (かちてつがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

価か値ち哲てつ学がく

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Meanings

1

philosophy of value; axiology

Academic term for the branch of philosophy that studies values, including ethics and aesthetics.

価か値ち哲てつ学がくは、善ぜんや美びといった価か値ちの本ほん質しつを問と

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学がく

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。

The philosophy of value is a discipline that inquires into the nature of values such as goodness and beauty.

Kanji

価value, price
値price, cost, value
哲philosophy, clear
学study, learning, science

Related words

倫りん理り学がく
倫理学 (ethics) is a subfield of 価値哲学 that focuses specifically on moral values and conduct.
美び学がく
美学 (aesthetics) is another subfield of 価値哲学, dealing with beauty and artistic value.

Built from

価か値ち+哲てつ学がく

Etymology

Compound of 価値 (value) and 哲学 (philosophy), likely a calque from Western philosophical terminology.