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Short description: Systematic study of values

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Proposed merge of Value (social sciences and philosophy) into Value theory

Newer article is three-quarters baked, but really should have searched a bit harder. Remsense ‥ 论 08:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It might be better to merge the content of article Value (social sciences and philosophy) into William Frankena since the article is almost exclusively dedicated to Frankena's view (which seems to be gross violation of WP:BALANCE). If this is done, it would make sense to point the redirect here. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:23, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Phlsph7 thank you for the clear perspective. Do you think this article is well-titled as it stands? Remsense ‥ 论 23:12, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what the right title should be. The main discussion is of primary values and secondary values, so maybe the title could be "Primary and secondary values". However, this main distinction for the organization of the article might be original research. The article suggests at various points that it follows Frankena's list of values in Frankena 1963. However, Frankena's list does not include these distinctions. Some individual theorists may use it, but I'm not aware of a widely-used distinction between "primary and secondary values" in value theory. One of the main distinctions in the academic discourse is between intrinsic and instrumental values, for which we already have an article. Phlsph7 (talk) 10:03, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]