The interdisciplinary and philosophical justification of a philosophy of values

• Applicant: Dr. Moritz von Kalckreuth
• Subject Area: Practical Philosophy ; Theoretical Philosophy
• Term: from 2021 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 457895741

• Final Report Year: 2023

Final Report Abstract

This research-project dealt with the question whether the idea of a philosophical value theory might be justified. Instead of limiting the discussion on philosophical objections and counterarguments, it took also the interdisciplinary research on value-phenomena into account. It has been carried out that a philosophical value-theory can offer a helpful perspective for the articulation of various phenomena like sacredness, cultural heritage and social engagement discussed in social sciences, religious or heritage studies elaborating a conceptual framework for the distinction of different kinds of values, the difference between values and goods and including a notion of historical change and cultural diversity. It can also offer a critical perspective on central presuppositions of empirical value-surveys. Then, it has been carried out that the most important philosophical objection concerns the relation of a universalist notion of value and the insight of historical change. This fundamental problem might be addressed by including a notion of sociocultural mediation of value-experience. Other objections seem to be rather limited to certain (naturalist or rationalist) selfunderstanding of philosophy or to a strong notion of moral values. Eventually, a philosophical value-theory might be promising in virtue of focusing on the articulation of concrete phenomena instead of talking about ‘the values’ in a general way.

Publications

• Das Wertproblem und die religiösen Werte – eine Bestandsaufnahme. Philosophische Anthropologie und Religion, 181-210. De Gruyter.
  Kalckreuth, Moritz von
  
• Philosophische Anthropologie und Religion. De Gruyter.
  Kalckreuth, Moritz v. (Hg.)
  
• „Orientierung ohne Garantie. Das Projekt einer Wertethik damals und heute“, in: Zur Sache 2/2023, S. 54–57.
  Kalckreuth, Moritz
  
• „Werterfahrung und ‚moralische Reife‘. Philosophische Überlegungen zumZugang zu Werten“, in: Weilert, A. Katarina (Hg.): „Werteerziehung“ durch die Schule. Begriffliche Grundlagen,staatstheoretische Basis und institutionelle Ziele, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, S. 23–44.
  Kalckreuth, Moritz v.
  
• Das Wertproblem in der Philosophie der Gegenwart. FELIX MEINER VERLAG.
  Hartmann, Nicolai
  
• Moral als Gebiet des objektiven Geistes. Geistige Allmende und objektiver Geist, 93-112. Brill | mentis.
  von Kalckreuth, Moritz