# kaal:claim:3782193-013

**Claim.** 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.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- groups organized around an ideal that has no clear formal boundaries

**Source quote.**

> 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.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization* (2021), Prehistory of information technology, page 7

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193

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**Topics.** risk-and-incentives, governance-design

**Keywords.** transcendental-values, boundary-behavior, policing-costs, group-cohesion, governance

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782192-020

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