"value theory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: value theories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} value theory (countable and uncountable, plural value theories)
  1. A theory of how people positively and negatively value things and concepts, the reasons they use in making their evaluations, and the scope of applications of legitimate evaluations across the social world. Wikipedia link: value theory Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: theory of value Translations (theory of how people value things): arvoteoria (Finnish), teoría del valor [feminine] (Spanish)
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