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Because a transcendental value is by definition not rigorously formalizable, people organizing around an eternally unobtainable ideal without clear boundaries are less likely to probe the boundaries of acceptable behavior.

On the other hand, a transcendental value by defini- tion is not rigorously formalizable. When people organize around an eternally unob- tainable ideal without clear boundaries, they are less likely to probe the boundaries of what is acceptable.

Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021), Prehistory of information technology, p. 7
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• groups organized around an ideal that has no clear formal boundaries

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• restates kaal:claim:3782192-020 Governing by transcendental values, ideals that everyone understands but no one can concretely attain, reduces...

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