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The Oxford Handbook of Value Theory (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Value Theory (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Value theory, or axiology, looks at what things are good or bad,
how good or bad they are, and, most fundamentally, what it is for a
thing to be good or bad. Questions about value and about what is
valuable are important to moral philosophers, since most moral
theories hold that we ought to promote the good (even if this is
not the only thing we ought to do). This Handbook focuses on value
theory as it pertains to ethics, broadly construed, and provides a
comprehensive overview of contemporary debates pertaining not only
to philosophy but also to other disciplines-most notably, political
theory and economics. The Handbook's twenty-two newly commissioned
chapters are divided into three parts. Part I: Foundations concerns
fundamental and interrelated issues about the nature of value and
distinctions between kinds of value. Part II: Structure concerns
formal properties of value that bear on the possibilities of
measuring and comparing value. Part III: Extensions, finally,
considers specific topics, ranging from health to freedom, where
questions of value figure prominently.
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