# kaal:claim:3782220-021

**Claim.** Transcendental values must remain transcendental, because once formalized too rigorously they become more manipulable: a clearly specified definition becomes a focal point for competition instead of a unifying principle.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- values that have been formalized explicitly

**Source quote.**

> they need to remain transcendental. Once they are formalized too rigorously, they become more manipulable. For example, once the definition of ne- cessity versus non-essential is specified clearly, it becomes a focal point for competi- tion, instead of a unifying principle

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *The Importance of Transcendental Unifying Values for Decentralization* (2021), Integrating polar values, page 7

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of Transcendental Unifying Values for Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782220

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**Failure mode.** formalization makes values manipulable  (family: rule-obsolescence-and-ossification)

**Topics.** regulatory-failure

**Keywords.** transcendental-values, formalization, focal-point, gaming, unifying-principle

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