This book examines the convergence of emotion, reason, and culture in the development of value theory from modern phenomenology to contemporary debate. It addresses the emergence of values in lived experience and demonstrates how the various theories of value that emerged between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are indispensable for understanding more precisely the contemporary debate on moral issues. Key research questions include: What role did early phenomenologists play in redefining value beyond formal moral principles? How do psychological approaches illuminate the methodological foundations of value analysis? By integrating neglected nineteenth-century sources and providing concrete research frameworks, this book offers scholars a revitalized conceptual apparatus for advancing debates on value across philosophy, psychology, sociology, and cultural studies.
Gemmo Iocco is Associate Professor of History and Theory of Values at the University of Parma. His recent research interests focus on the relationship between emotional experience and values. He has co-edited the journal issue Positive Feelings on the Border between Phenomenology, Psychology and Virtue Ethics (Metodo, 2020).
Beatrice Centi was a student and researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and Full Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Parma, where she now teaches Bioethics. Her publications in the field of value philosophy include "The Validity of Norms in Neo-Kantian Ethics" in New Approaches to Neo-Kantianism (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
Faustino Fabbianelli is Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Parma. His research fields are transcendental philosophy, phenomenology, and psychology. He is editor of the volume Forms of Knowledge in Classical German Philosophy (De Gruyter, 2025).
