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Values-based arbitration: the process of using a
Values-based arbitration: the process of using a pre-established, ranked hierarchy of personal values as the constitutional mechanism to resolve internal conflicts between competing drives when integration has genuinely failed, where the arbitration mechanism determines which drive takes precedence based on the relative foundational importance of the values served by each drive
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'values-based arbitration' by identifying its genus (a constitutional mechanism for conflict resolution) and differentia (using a ranked value hierarchy to determine precedence). It distinguishes it from mere preference-based decision-making and specifies the conditions under which it applies (when integration has genuinely failed). The definition is self-contained and uses terminology consistent with the curriculum's framing of values, drives, and internal governance.