The ‘black box’ in Stoic axiology refers to the mysterious connection between the input of Stoic deliberation (reasons generated by the value of indifferents) and the output (appropriate actions). In this paper, I peer into the black box by drawing an analogy between Stoic and Kantian axiology. The value and disvalue of indifferents is intrinsic, but conditional. An extrinsic condition on the value of a token indifferent is that one's selection of that indifferent is sanctioned by context-relative ethical principles. The value of an indifferent that does not meet this condition is normatively silenced, such that it fails to constitute a reason for action.

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斯多葛价值论中的黑匣子

斯多葛价值论中的“黑匣子”指的是斯多葛深思熟虑的输入（由无关紧要的价值产生的原因）和输出（适当的行动）之间的神秘联系。在本文中，我通过在斯多葛学派和康德的价值论之间进行类比来窥探黑匣子。冷漠的价值和贬值是内在的，但有条件的。象征性冷漠的价值的一个外在条件是，一个人对该冷漠的选择受到与上下文相关的道德原则的认可。不满足此条件的无关紧要的价值在规范上被沉默，因此它无法构成采取行动的理由。