Resumen

FERNANDEZ BEITES, Pilar. On the priority of value in its donation mode. Sig. Fil [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.46, pp.178-197.  Epub 04-Abr-2022. ISSN 1665-1324.

This article deals with two essays written by Max Scheler after Der Formalismus in which he affirms the priority of value over theoretical being, but clarifies that this priority should not be confused with the denial of the classical thesis of the foundation of value in theoretical being. To this end, Scheler understands the priority of value as a priority of givenness versus the ontological priority of theoretical being. In this article, I use Edmund Husserl’s notion of focused consciousness (aktuall Bewuβtsein) to show that value priority is a priority of focused givenness, due to the ability of value to focus the subject’s interest. Then, I show that Scheler’s position can already be traced back to Der Formalismus, which makes it possible to interpret this author’s central work in a more interesting way. Finally, I relate the priority of value with the priority of love, also advocated by Scheler.

Palabras llave : attention; focused consciousness; love; Husserl; Scheler.