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PRIETO RAMIREZ, Doris María. Contemporary Problems of Axiology. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2002, vol.2, n.3. ISSN 1727-8120.

The nature of value raises the debate among scientists of different disciplines. This is a complex problem that demands a philosophical specification. Axiology is the science that studies values, which possesses a philosophical connotation. In the article, the antecedents of axiology are exposed and diverse interpretations to the concept value are presented, analyzing them from the perspective of Marxist philosophy. The dialectical-materialistic point of view with regard to values is pointed out, outlining that they represent a social phenomenon that possesses significance in the context of the subject-object relationship and that they express necessities and human interests. It is a phenomenon that synthesizes the ideal and the material and arises in the process of reciprocal conversion among them

Palabras clave : PHILOSOPHY.

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