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Title (Primary) Philosophical aspects of incommensurability and incomparability
Author Rauschmayer, F.
Source Titel Informatica
Year 2001
Department OEKON; OEKUS
Volume 12
Issue 1
Page From 119
Page To 132
Language englisch
Abstract Ex ante decision analysis has other problems than ex post analysis. One of the problems
is the nature of the value system of the deciding person. Mostly, it will contain different values (criteria,
points of view) which are not reducible to one measure. These cases of incommensurability
are one reason for the incomparability of the decision options. There are other reasons why it seems
highly unrealistic that we may assume the comparability of options as a general case for a rational
decision maker.

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Rauschmayer, F. (2001):
Philosophical aspects of incommensurability and incomparability
Informatica 12 (1), 119 - 132