RE: What is 'objective' value?
January 21, 2016 at 3:09 am
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2016 at 4:57 am by Mudhammam.)
(January 10, 2016 at 9:22 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: Valuing something is placing it within the context of a plan or purpose. Things are always valuable to be used toward some goal. This is the province of intention. Without some form of goal directing the valuation of the thing, the thing is without value. So no, a thing can't be inherently valuable as value implies the designs of an intentioning agent.If value implies the designs of an intentioning agent, then value is measured by each agent according to their plan or purpose. But how does value attach to an end, if value is determined by an end? Where does an end derive the absolute value by which it imparts relative value to other things? Or, are all ends of equal value? Do they lack value altogether?
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