Author： Hansson Sven
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0039-7857
Source： Synthese, Vol.148, Iss.2, 2006-01, pp. : 425-432
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Abstract
A value statement such as “she is a good teacher” is categoryspecified, i.e., the criteria of evaluation are specified as those that are applicable to a given category, in this case the category of teachers. In this study of categoryspecified value statements, certain categories are identified that cannot be used to specify value aspects. Special attention is paid to categories that are constituted by functional characteristics. The logical properties of value statements that refer to such categories are shown to differ significantly from the corresponding properties in social choice theory.
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