axiological

adjective

ax·​i·​o·​log·​i·​cal ¦ak-sē-ə-¦lä-ji-kəl 

1

: of or relating to axiology

axiological investigations

2

a

: based on or involving intrinsic or fundamental values

an axiological absolutism

the axiological crisis

b

: making moral obligations dependent on values

axiological ethical theories

—contrasted with deontological

axiologically

¦ak-sē-ə-¦lä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

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