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(1997) Phenomenology of values and valuing, Dordrecht, Springer.
When philosophers, and many non-philosophers, wish to claim that a value is well-founded, that it is a value which should be accepted, they describe it as an objective value. As widely used as this terminology is, I think that it is unfortunate. Calling a value objective is not very informative, since it does not give the grounds on which the value is commended. Also the concept of objectivity in knowledge and in values suffers from significant confusion. The concern that values be understood as grounded in something much stronger than individual opinion or liking is legitimate. I certainly sympathize with the concern. My interest in this topic is motivated by a firm belief that subjectivism in ethics and value theory is mistaken, but talk about objective value can be replaced with description of value which is sounder and more instructive.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2608-5_2
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Marietta, D. E. (1997)., The concept of objective value, in L. Embree (ed.), Phenomenology of values and valuing, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 11-28.
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