J. Edward Hackett2026-03-222026-03-22201810.26457/recein.v13i49.1761https://doi.org/10.26457/recein.v13i49.1761https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/67074The following essay was first given as a virtual lecture on April 12, 2018 to La Salle University. The scope of the lecture was expository and had two aims. First, I explained how Scheler’s affective intentionality undergirds moral theorizing. Second, I explained Scheler’s value rankings disclosed in affective intentionality. Overall, I hoped to convey to the audience how unique Scheler’s position in the history of ethics is.enIntentionalityValue (mathematics)EpistemologyScope (computer science)PsychologyPhilosophyPsychoanalysisSocial psychologyarticle