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1. Niroj Dahal
Axiology
And It’s Illustrate
Niroj Dahal
Kathmandu University
School of Education
Mathematics Group
2011 Feb. Batch
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For presentation of Foundation of Education
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2. Content
What isAxiology?
What isValueTheory?
What is study ofValue?
What are it’s sub-branch and Logical reasoning ?
Relation on branch of Philosophy and Representative educational Questions.
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Relation on branch of Philosophy and Representative educational Questions.
The traditional School of philosophy on the basis ofAxiology.
Other related Subject matter
Conclusion
References
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3. What is axiology?
Axiology is the branch of philosophy which
investigates values and ethics.Axiology seeks to
answer such questions as:
What is of value?
What values are essential?
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What values are essential?
What is morality? Is morality defined by our actions
or our thoughts? (a branch of axiology called ethics)
What is beauty? (a branch of axiology called aesthetics)
What is beautiful?
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4. Axiology on the Education
What do we value?
What should be taught?
What is the purpose of schooling?
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What is the purpose of schooling?
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5. Axiology addresses our thinking about what
teacher-student interactions should
be and how teachers should behave toward
students. As i learn, according to
Abraham Maslow, axiology also addresses one
of the basic needs of human beings—the
s
of the basic needs of human beings—the
need for aesthetic satisfaction. A few
education-related questions dealing with
axiological
concerns are shown in down figures.
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6. Figure 1
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7. Figure 2 (John Dewey)
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8. Figure 3
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9. Definition Axiology
The word 'axiology', derived from two Greek words 'axios' (worth
or value) and 'logos' (logic or theory), means the theory of value.
It is a branch of philosophy dealing with values, ethics, aesthetics,
or religion
It is the study of values and value judgments
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It is the study of values and value judgments
The science ofAxiology enables us to identify our internal valuing
systems and their influence on our perceptions, decisions and
actions.
The information and insights provided through the "Value
Profile", objective studies can be conducted on performance
strengths and development needs for individuals and organizations.
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10. Conti…….
Some significant questions in axiology include the nature of
value: is value a fulfillment of desire, a pleasure, a preference, a
behavioral disposition, or simply a human interest of some kind?
Axiology is usually divided into two main parts Ethics and
Esthetics.Where the ethics study about the study of values in
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Esthetics.Where the ethics study about the study of values in
human behavior or the study of moral problems and esthetics
study about the study of value in the arts or the inquiry into
feelings, judgments, or standards of beauty and related
concepts. Philosophy of art is concerned with judgments of
sense, taste, and emotion.
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11. Value Theory
The term “value theory” is used in at least three different ways in philosophy. In
its broadest sense,“value theory” is a catch-all label used to encompass all
branches of moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, aesthetics, and
sometimes feminist philosophy and the philosophy of religion what ever areas
of philosophy are deemed to encompass some “evaluative” aspect. In its
narrowest sense,“value theory” is used for a relatively narrow area of
normative ethical theory of particular concern to consequentiality. In this
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normative ethical theory of particular concern to consequentiality. In this
narrow sense “value theory” is roughly synonymous with “axiology”.Axiology
can be thought of as primarily concerned with classifying what things are good,
and how good they are. For instance, a traditional question of axiology
concerns whether the objects of value are subjective psychological states, or
objective states of the world.
the term “theory of value” is used with respect to the value or price of goods
and services in economics.
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12. Study of Values
Philosophical theory of value:Axiology is the
study of value, or goodness, in its widest
sense.
According to subjective theories of value,
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According to subjective theories of value,
things are valuable only in so far as they are
desired.
Axiology is that branch of philosophy which
focuses on the study of values too.
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13. Some significant questions in axiology
Nature of value: is value a fulfillment of desire, a
pleasure, a preference, a behavioral disposition, or
simply a human interest of some kind?
Criteria of value:“there's no accounting for tastes”
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Status of value: how are values related to
(scientific) facts?What ultimate worth, if any, do
human values have?
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14. Axiology is usually divided into two main parts.
Ethics
Esthetics
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Esthetics
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15. Ethics
What is good and evil, right and wrong?
Is it ever right to take something that
does not belongs to you?
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does not belongs to you?
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16. Ethics Conti……..
The study of values in human behavior or the study of
moral problems.
(a)the rightness and wrongness of actions,
(b) the kinds of things which are good or desirable,
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(b) the kinds of things which are good or desirable,
and
(c) whether actions are blameworthy or praiseworthy.
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17. Aesthetics
What is beautiful?
How do we recognize a great piece of
music?Art?
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music?Art?
Can there be beauty in destruction?
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18. Esthetics Conti……….
The study of value in the arts or the inquiry
into feelings, judgments, or standards of
beauty and related concepts.
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beauty and related concepts.
Philosophy of art is concerned with judgments
of sense, taste, and emotion.
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19. Some significant questions on Esthetics
a. Is art an intellectual or representational activity?What
would the realistic representations in pop art represent?
Does art represent sensible objects or ideal objects?
b. Is artistic value objective? Is it merely coincidental that
many forms in architecture and painting seem to
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many forms in architecture and painting seem to
illustrate mathematical principles?Are there standards of
taste?
c. Is there a clear distinction between art and reality?
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20. Logic
It is a knowledge of logic which helps to avoiding
error and arriving correct.
Inductive reasoning from specific to general and
deductive reasoning from general to particular
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deductive reasoning from general to particular
Logical thing, imagination or supposition are the field
of study of logic underAxiology
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21. FURTHER MORE ON AXIOLOGY
The Science of Axiology
-The development of the science makes possible the objective
measurement of value as accurately as a thermometer
measures heat.
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measures heat.
-The quest for a science of value originated with early Greek
philosophers and culminated in the work of Dr. Robert S.
Hartman.
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22. Dr. Robert S. Hartman:
The Founder of Modern Axiology
Robert S. Hartman, the father of modern value science, axiology, observed that
we "have made our world a paradox: artificial satellites whirl around us, yet
deep within us we are frozen with the fear of a cosmic explosion." Having
directly experienced the horrific results of moral decay in Nazi Germany, Dr.
Hartman dedicated his life to the discovery of a science which brings order to
moral decisions.
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moral decisions.
Mastering a number of languages and dialects, Dr. Hartman collected
instances of the meaning of "good." He examined these instances to find
out what was similar and different. He studied the theories and systems of
value from Plato to our present day. He analyzed the natural sciences to
understand what made possible scientific discovery in the natural world.
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23. Value Mathematics
-The central structure of axiology is Dr. Hartman's value
mathematics.This concept makes possible the measurement
of value as accurately as a thermometer measures heat, and
in so doing becomes the standard, or measuring rod, for the
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in so doing becomes the standard, or measuring rod, for the
whole world of values.
-Dr. Hartman's discovery has a multitude of applications in
fields as far ranging as psychology, sociology, psychiatry, law,
theology, political science, finance, and decision theory.
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24. Relation on Branches of Philosophy and
Representative Educational Questions on Axiology.
Are students basically good or bad?
How should I treat students?
How should students treat others and me?
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How should students treat others and me?
Should my behavior management system be
punitive or encouraging?
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25. Conti……
What different understandings of “beautiful”
might there be in my classroom?
What values should be taught in character
education?
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education?
What is the importance of art education and
music education in schools?
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26. The traditional schools of Philosophy on
the basis of Axiology
-Idealism:Values are absolute based on enduring ideas.
-Realism:Values are absolute based on natural law.
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-Pragmatism:Values are relative.
-Existentialism:Values are choose by the individual
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27. Conclusion
Axiology has many benefits. It generates new knowledge
about the everyday world and creates a frame of reference
which provides a new way of looking at ourselves and our
environment.What's even more important is the knowledge
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environment.What's even more important is the knowledge
axiology provides is objective and independent of any one
observer.Axiology the branch of philosophy dealing with
the nature of value and the types of value, as in morals,
aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics the study of the nature
of values and value judgments.
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28. References
-Reading Material given our facilitator
For the Foundation of Education (EDUC515).
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29. Thank you all……….
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