Scheler, Heidegger and the Hermeneutics of Value

Abstract

In this paper, the author examines two different phenomenological frameworks for values: Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenology and Scheler’s phenomenology. Given the popularity of hermeneutic phenomenology inspired by Heidegger’s efforts, the author openly questions if values can be accommodated in that framework. The author suggests that those paying attention to the lived-experience of values consider Scheler’s phenomenology of value as a more refined alternative to make sense of value-experience and cultural practices more generally. Keywords Ethics, Givenness, Heidegger, Scheler, Value

Keywords

• hermeneutics
• value
• givenness
• Scheler
• Heidegger