Commensurability (ethics)
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Commensurability (ethics)
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In ethics, two values are incommensurable when they do not share a common standard of measurement or cannot be compared to each other in a certain way. There is a cluster of related ideas, and many philosophers use the terms differently. On one common usage: Two values are incommensurable when they cannot be 'traded off' against each other: for example, if there is no set amount of freedom that would compensate for a certain loss of security, or vice versa.
Two options or choices are incommensur
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