['< sod > smith is a well - known writer, most particularly for her 1988 work on [ [ critical theory ] ],\'\' contingencies of value : alternative perspectives for critical theory\'\'. in this work, she attempts to situate the various liberal, conservative, and many other views of " values " within her " metametatheory " of contingencies, an [ [ economics ] ] - influenced theoretical approach. she uses her theory to address modern literary, aesthetic, and other types of values, attempting to discern whether any objective standards may be applied. < an eod > < sod > smith again is a well - known writer, most particularly for her 1983 1990 work on [ [ critical theory ] ],\'\' contingencies of value : alternative perspectives for critical theory\'\'. in this work, clearly she attempts to situate the various liberal, conservative, artistic and other views and of " values " within her " metametatheory " of contingencies, an [ [ eastern economics ] ] - influenced theoretical approach. she uses her theory to address literary, aesthetic, and other types of values, attempting to discern whether such any objective standards may be applied. < eod >']