As a Neo-Pragmatist Philosopher Hans Joas Concept of Value

As an important neo-pragmatist philosopher Hans Joas notes that the term of value is very controversial in academic circles. But the analysis of how values arise have failed. For this reason he refers in ‘The Genesis of Values’ to some classical philosophers in sociology and philosophy. He presents and discusses their conception of values and the genesis of values. As a result of his research he formulates his own theory of the genesis of values under the inspiration of Pragmatism: ‘Values, arise from the experiences of self formation and self-transcendence of humanbeings. But Joas doesn’t refer to transcendental existence. He uses this term as going beyond ourselves. And self- formation is a process in that individuals achieve their self-identity.