价值判断

價值判斷

jiàzhípànduàn

noun

Meanings

1 value judgment
2 normative judgment (as opposed to a factual one)

Characters

decide / determine

Examples

法官在裁判时不可避免地会做出价值判断。

Fǎguān zài cáipàn shí bù kě bìmiǎn de huì zuòchū jiàzhí pànduàn.

Judges inevitably make value judgments when they rule.

事实判断和价值判断应当分开讨论。

Shìshí pànduàn hé jiàzhí pànduàn yīngdāng fēnkāi tǎolùn.

Factual judgments and value judgments should be discussed separately.

Tips

usage

Classic dichotomy from philosophy and jurisprudence: 事实判断 (is-statement) vs. 价值判断 (ought-statement) — Hume's is/ought distinction, translated into Chinese legal theory. 'Good', 'fair', 'reasonable' are value judgments; measurable facts are not.

Stroke Order

价 jià

值 zhí

判 pàn

断 duàn