Proposition 063 – Goals need not be measurable

Purposive action does not require the pursued goal to be formu­lated in operational or measurable terms.

• Explanation. An actor may act purposively from a goal formulated in broad, qualitative or norma­tive terms. It is sufficient for purposive action that the actor values an intended condition above alternatives and directs action towards it. The degree to which the goal is formulated opera­tionally or measurably does, however, determine how unambiguously it can later be established whether the goal has been achieved.