AXIOLOGY

What is Axiology ?

The word Axiology is from Greek, word axios meaning worthy, and Logos, meaning discourse or study Thus, Axiology is the course or study of the philosophy or system of Value judgments or worthiness. (Roa.Fr.F.1998.xxxv) . Axiology is the science of Value.

 Axiology is valuable in many ways. In two groups; 1.More general pertains to the nature of axiology and its role in normal times. Evaluate (science among science). 2.More Specific to the urgent need for it at present. Evaluate (as vital tool for

Axiology of science 1 Axiology is one of the three most general philosophical Science. Existence ( metaphysics),knowledge (epistemology), and values (axiology). 2 Axiology is the most basic value science aesthetic, Ethics, Religious and economics. 3 Axiology is needed by non-value science - Axiology makes no direct contribution to understand things that do not involve value.

SCIENCE What is Science?

Science is the study of knowledge which can be made into a system and which usu. Depends on seeing and testing the facts and stating the general natural law. (Longman, 1983;993).

Science involves six major kinds of components. These pertain to problem, attitude, method, conclusion, and effect. (Bahm,1983;11).

1.Problem No problem, no science. Scientific knowledge result from solving scientific problems. No problem, no solution, no scientific knowledge.

2.Attitude The scientific attitude include at least six major characteristics curiosity, speculative, willingness to be objective, open-mindedness to suspend judgment and tentatively.

3.Method What makes study scientific is no the nature of the thing with which it is concerned, but the method by which it deals with these things . (Thomason, 1971.38). The essence of science is its method (Mc Grath, 1950;118).

4. Activity Science is what scientist do . What scientists do is often called Scientific Research . Research has two aspects, individual and social.

5.Individual Science is an activity, a mode of practice by particular persons.(Ros,1971.1). In this sense, science exists in persons and nowhere else. It depends for its continued existence upon transference from person to person.

6.Social (How are values know). Values are known in the same ways that other objects are known. That is, by intuition and inference. Anyone who understands knowledge already understands knowledge of values.

Knowledge of values are. 1. Intuition(perception) How do we know both intrinsic and instrumental, by means of intuition? Intrinsic values. Intrinsic values are known intuitively. 2.Inference(assumption) How do we know values, both intrinsic and instrumental, by means of inference?

 Manny Intrinsic values maybe known inferentially. - Perceptually - Conceptually - Inductively - Deductively.

Thank to all of audience of attention.

Mr. WAHYUDDIN