In the social sciences, value theory involves various approaches that examine how, why, and to what degree humans value things and whether the object or subject of valuing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. Within philosophy, it is also known as ethics or axiology.. Traditionally, philosophical investigations in value theory have sought to understand the concept of "the good". More @Wikipedia
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