Judgment of value

Summary

Dominique Pagani defines the value judgement in contrast to the judgement of existence. The judgement of existence is objective, and a measurement is enough to settle it. The value judgement, by contrast, presupposes the function the thing serves: it only makes sense if one specifies the end being pursued12. It also involves an investment on the part of the subject and cannot leave aside the one who judges3. He draws a consequence from this regarding music: saying that a piece of music does not please me tells something about me, not about the music4. He also points out a common confusion. When calling something "useful" or "useless", one believes one is stating a judgement of existence, whereas one is making a value judgement, since these terms only hold in relation to an end5. From 2015 to 2021, this distinction recurs without notable variation in sessions devoted to music, to Plato and to the sciences of history.

1. 1La Musique de l'Histoire26 Apr 2015 · 48:18
2. 2Platon14 Sept 2015 · 1:08:56
3. 3#2.5 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?1 Aug 2017 · 1:25:05
4. 4La Musique de l'Histoire26 Apr 2015 · 50:19
5. 59 #16 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?4 Mar 2021 · 1:21:02

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