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Obowiązek oparty na preferencji
Obligation Based on Preference

Author(s): Marcin Drofiszyn
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: Henryk Elzenberg; moral obligation; value; deontic logic; logic of preference

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a formalization of Henryk Elzenberg’s system of axiology, which features the notions of value, ought, and obligation. The formalization I propose is constructed in the language of sentential modal logic. However, as Elzenberg was well aware, his system of axiology had several difficulties. To avoid them, I propose a modification of the system’s foundations and show that it preserves the formal properties of ought and obligation postulated by Elzenberg. To show this, I express in the proposed formal language a certain theory of the logic of preference that I describe from the syntactical as well as the semantical point of view.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 3 (119)
  • Page Range: 101-130
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Polish
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