['< sod > smith is a well - known writer, most perhaps particularly for her seminal 1988 work on [ [ critical theory ] ],\'\' contingencies of value : alternative perspectives for critical theory\'\'. in this 1982 work, she attempts to situate the two various liberal, conservative, and other views of " values " within her " metametatheory " of contingencies, an [ [ economics ] ] - influenced theoretical approach. she uses her theory to address literary, aesthetic, and other types of values, attempting primarily to discern whether not any objective standards may be applied. < eod > < sod > smith is a well - known writer, most particularly for her 1983 work on [ [ critical theory ] ],\'\' contingencies of value : alternative feminist perspectives for critical theory theory\'\'. in completing this work, she attempts to situate the various liberal, conservative, and other feminist views of " values " within her " metametatheory " of contingencies, an [ [ economics ] ] - influenced theoretical approach. she uses her theory to address literary, aesthetic, and other types of values, attempting to discern whether any objective standards may be applied. < eod >']