The Difficulties of a Hartmanesque Value Calculus
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https://doi.org/10.67945/jfa.v3i.84Keywords:
value calculus, formal axiologyAbstract
A viable value calculus for Formal Axiology is proving to be elusive. A formal system is needed if we desire Formal Axiology to be a science. This paper bounds the question by articulating five criteria a successful value calculus must satisfy. It is then argued that any system which uses transfinite cardinalities will be unable to achieve these criteria. Calculuses based on finite numbers are then explored and it is shown that there are at least four families of algorithms which would suffice. It is then concluded that more descriptive work about the phenomena of value needs to be done before a Hartmanesque value calculus can be constructed.References
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