If intermediate values were truly derivable from one foundational value, rational agents should always be able to rank them cardinally, but agents routinely face genuine tragic dilemmas with no dominant option.
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Put things in a clear numerical order from best to worst, like ranking movies 1st, 2nd, 3rd—where the gaps between them actually mean something measurable.
rational agents(Reid's account of autonomous action)
Beings who can gain critical distance from mechanical and animal incentives and regulate their conduct by appeal to rational principles of action.
tragic dilemma(in ethics)
A situation where you have to choose between two or more things that matter deeply to you, and no matter what you pick, something important gets lost.