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Towards a Phenomenology of Values: A Journey into the Meaning of Life

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In this groundbreaking work, renowned philosopher and theologian David Tracy explores the nature of values and their role in human life. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from classical philosophy to contemporary social theory, Tracy argues that values are not simply subjective preferences, but rather objective realities that shape our experience of the world. He develops a phenomenology of values, a method for understanding the meaning of values by examining the way they appear to us in our everyday lives.

Towards a Phenomenology of Values: Investigations of Worth (Routledge Research in Phenomenology)

by D.J. Hobbs

5 out of 5

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Tracy begins by arguing that values are not simply subjective preferences, but rather objective realities that exist independently of our own minds. He draws on the work of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Kant to show that values are grounded in the nature of reality itself. He also argues that values are not simply abstract concepts, but rather concrete realities that we encounter in our everyday lives. We experience values when we make choices, when we evaluate our actions, and when we reflect on our lives.

Tracy then develops a phenomenology of values, a method for understanding the meaning of values by examining the way they appear to us in our everyday lives. He argues that values are not simply abstract concepts, but rather concrete realities that we encounter in our everyday lives. We experience values when we make choices, when we evaluate our actions, and when we reflect on our lives.

Tracy's phenomenology of values is a unique and original contribution to the field of ethics. It provides a new way of understanding the nature of values and their role in human life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the meaning of life, ethics, or philosophy.

The Nature of Values
The Phenomenology of Values
The Meaning of Life

About the Author

David Tracy is a University Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous books, including The Analogical Imagination, Plurality and Ambiguity, and Theology and the Dialectics of Revelation.

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"Tracy's book is a major contribution to the field of ethics. It provides a new way of understanding the nature of values and their role in human life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the meaning of life, ethics, or philosophy." - Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University

"Tracy's phenomenology of values is a unique and original contribution to the field of ethics. It provides a new way of understanding the meaning of values and their role in human life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the meaning of life, ethics, or philosophy." - Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame

Towards a Phenomenology of Values: Investigations of Worth (Routledge Research in Phenomenology)

by D.J. Hobbs

5 out of 5