##  [Normative Structure](/index.php/normative-structure) 

  ##  [Normative Structure](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/normative-structure-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The organized system of norms, rules, standards and evaluative relations within a social, institutional, or practical domain that together govern what counts as justified belief, permissible action, obligation, value judgments and sanctioning practices; it includes both formal prescriptions and informal justificatory practices.