Java - Mayor de un vector mediante Recursividad

import java.util.Vector;

public class MainApp {

	public static double max(final int index, final double value, final Vector<Double> vector) {

		double valueAtIndex = vector.get(index);

		if(index == vector.size()-1) {

			return valueAtIndex >= value ? valueAtIndex : value;

		}else {

			return max(index+1, valueAtIndex >= value ? valueAtIndex : value, vector);

		}

	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		Vector<Double> vector = new Vector<Double>();

		vector.add(1.5d);

		vector.add(10.32d);

		vector.add(.5d);

		vector.add(-1.5d);

		vector.add(88.5d);

		vector.add(5.897d);

		System.out.println(max(0,0,vector));

	}

}