Value Judgment
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Definition
A Value Judgment is an evaluative judgment about what is good, important, valid, desirable, or worth preserving, not merely a factual description.
Background
In ethics, value theory, philosophy of science, and policy analysis, the issue is how choices about value shape observation, explanation, and decision-making.
Position
It matters for Tacit Knowledge, Polanyi, AI summarization, and policy analysis because it determines what is preserved, emphasized, or omitted.
Distinctions
- A value judgment is not just a private preference; it can involve reasons and norms.
- It is not simply opposed to fact judgment, because values also shape which facts are treated as salient.
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- Is comprehensive understanding diluted by paraphrasing?
1. Executive Summary In conclusion, paraphrasing is useful, but it is not equivalent to comprehensive understanding. Polanyi's tacit knowing is understood not as the sum of its ...
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- Is comprehensive understanding diluted by paraphrasing?
Focusing on Polanyi's tacit knowing, we will examine what is lost when reducing tacit knowledge and value judgments to explicit paraphrases from the perspectives of philosophy, cognitive science, and practice.
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