The Science of Axiology

The word 'axiology', derived from two Greek roots 'axios' (worth or value) and 'logos' (logic or theory) means the theory of value. Axiology is the science of how humans value and make value judgments. To value is to think, to assign meaning and determine the richness of properties. These concepts are usually considered highly subjective and, therefore having meaning and understanding only to the individual who holds those values. The development of the formal science of axiology makes possible the objective measurement of value, how humans think, as accurate as a thermometer measuring heat.

The science of value originated with early Greek philosophers and culminated in the work of Dr. Robert S. Hartman. In a discovery comparable to those of Galileo, Newton , and Einstein, Dr. Hartman discovered the principles that order and structure value judgments. From these principles, Dr. Hartman constructed a value mathematics that can be used to objectively measure our capacity to make good value decisions. Unlike all other assessments, this structure allows us to understand 'how' a person thinks and perceives -- not what they think, but how they think. In other words, value science tells us what we pay attention to, what is important to us, and how our value or thought biases influence our decisions and actions. Natural science explains human behavior. Axiology explains and measures the thinking that forms the foundation for, and leads to, behavior. What's even more important, the knowledge axiology provides is objective, independent of any one observer, and accurate regardless of race, religion, gender, or socioeconomic conditions.

One of Dr. Hartman's greatest gifts to the world is the Hartman Value Profile Instrument. It consists of 2 sets of 18 axiological statements or phrases (words) that the subject is asked to rank order. Each word or phrase has been scientifically validated to represent one level of the eighteen levels in the value mathematics hierarchy of value. The individual uniqueness of every human being is evidenced by the fact that there are 6.4 quadrillion possible permutations of these rankings! The Hartman Value Profile Instrument and value mathematics has been subjected to decades of research and numerous scientific validation studies.

Dr. Hartman identified six very different and unique dimensions of thought. We have affectionately and metaphorically referred to these six dimensions as your SIX ADVISORS™. The results from the Hartman Value Profile Instrument are applied to the SIX ADVISORS™ Assessment Reports, proprietary instruments that clearly identify strengths and challenges, the extent of each, the potential risks of each, and possible internal dialogue associated with each measurement.

The Hartman Value Profile Instrument and the SIX ADVISORS™ Assessment Report revolutionizes the process of measuring and understanding a person's thought patterns, why he/she perceives a situation as he/she does, what access a person has to their natural talents, and ultimately explaining the source of a person's behavior.

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