IntroductionValue has been a fundamental question in philosophy since the time of Plato, although common usage of the term "value" in philosophy dates back only to the 19th century. Before this time, value was discussed in terms of good, right, beauty, virtue, truth, obligation, moral judgment, aesthetic judgment, etc. The recognition that all of these distinct concepts are based on the same underlying structure led to the development of "value theory" through the works of eminent philosophers such as Lotze, Meinong, von Ehrenfels, and later Scheler, Nicolai Hartman, Perry, Dewey and Pepper. What concepts such as the good, the beautiful, and the right have in common is that they essentially deal with what should be rather than what is. This distinction between value (what should be) and fact (what is) permeates throughout the social sciences and humanities and is the subject of considerable debate, more recently in the field of political analysis. The term value or values ​​is used in one sense. a wide variety of contexts and has many meanings in everyday language. Value can refer to norms, beliefs, principles, moral obligations and social norms, but also to wants, desires, needs or interests. Additionally, value can also mean the value, importance, or significance of a thing or object of interest. This abundance of different meanings is not only found in ordinary speech, it is also evident in the use of the term "value" in the social sciences and humanities. When it comes to philosophy, the term “value theory” is used in different ways. First, it is used to encompass all other areas of philosophy, such as social, political, feminist philosophy and also philosophy of religion – whatever areas of philosophy are meant to encompass an "e... .. middle of paper... ...An analysis of the concept. In: Baier, K & Rescher, N. (eds.): Values ​​and the Future: The Impact of Technological Change on American Values. The Free Press, New York. Chakravarti, A. (1966): The idealist theory of value. University of Calcutta. Dunn, W. N. (1983): Values, ethics and norms in policy analysis. In: Nagel, S. (ed.): Encyclopedia of political studies. Marcel Dekker, New York. Frondizi, R. (1971): What is value? An introduction to axiology. Open Court Publishing Company, La Salle, ll. Hartman, RS (1967): The Structure of Value. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale. Perry, R.B. (1954): Realms of Value: A Critique of Human Civilization. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Rescher, N. (1969): Introduction to the theory of values. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs. Wright, WK (1929): General introduction to ethics. New York: Macmillan Co...