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This is the first of a projected two-volume work on the history of value theory roughly from the nineteenth century to the present. The second volume will deal with Anglo-American theories. I must say immediately that this is an excellent historical introduction to value theory in general and to the German theorists in particular. It is well-organized, wellwritten and extremely thorough, given the scope of the enterprise and the relative brevity of the discussions. I strongly recommend its consideration for classroom use. There are whole chapters devoted to the views of Brentano, Meinong, yon Ehrenfels, Kreibig, Heyde, Rickert, M/insterberg, Scheler, Wiederhold, Stern, Wilken, Beck and Kraft, and three chapters dealing with less important views like those of Moriz Naumann, Otto Ritschl and Felix Krueger. What is especially distinctive about Werkmeister's history is his careful attention to arguments leading to and from the various views presented. For example, he tells us that Meinong saw that value had to be distinguished from use because (a) iron is more useful than gold but less valuable, (b) works of art may have esthetic value but no use, (c) love and friendship have value but

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Author

Alex C. Michalos; Viktor Vanberg; Dennis Rohatyn; Mario Bunge; Karl-Dieter Opp

Publisher

Springer US; Springer-Verlag; Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0040-5833)

Published

1973

Field

Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)