Salvete Philosophi,
I'd like to know the difference in treatment and provability of quantitive and qualitative logical problems.
I will explain: Quantitive questions are those dealing with numbers. E.g. One apple plus another apple equals how many apples? Two apples. Qualitative questions deal with problems related to quality. E.g. Is socialism better or worse than capitalism?
The first question has an obvious undeniable answer. Any answer that diverges from that answer can be seen only as I) Lack of mental capacity (being a child or insane or with brain problems) or II) Misreading (in which there are so many numbers and some got lost on the calculation) or III) Deliberate attempt at deceit.
In no situation does a quantitive question show any level of subjectivity. It is clear and perfect.
But what about qualitative questions? Can the same be said of it? How can we prove that to be so?
I remember immediately the post of our good C. Lupus on Induction and Deduction. In physical things I see how that can be true. As in, "will a bomb exploding on the face of this puppy kill it?" You could then take the puppy and strap a bomb on it and explode it. That would confirm it beyond doubt. You could then do that to thousands of puppies. Because that's not evil at all. And conclude with it that puppies are vulnerable to bombs.
That much is clear. It is still measurable. Denying the death of the puppies would be madness, because it is objectively true.
But can the same be said of more abstract and immesurable qualities? As in, can someone use a similar method to denote that this or that makes you less happy. Or that this or that is objectively better as a form of social organization or individual behavior?
If so, how exactly?