Values, Normativity and Facts

Abstract

This paper has three goals: 1. To describe the relationship between values, facts and norms. 2. To consider if norms are a constituent part of the essence of values. 3. To define the boundaries of the axiology. To reach these goals I will present an historical-phenomenological reconstruction of the relationship between values, norms and fact. Starting from Brentano and his school I will focus on those disciples that directly or indirectly borrowed and improved Brentano’s idea of analogy.